Discovery's New Mission

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Now that the U.S.S. Discovery has been refitted and is an active member of Starfleet, Admiral Vance is using Captain Saru's ship as his "rapid responder". This means that Discovery remains at Starfleet Headquarters until Vance orders it to jump and perform specific missions. However, this is also for Discovery's protection because of the spore drive and the supply of dilithium it has aboard. If Starfleet's many enemies like the Emerald Chain, which is the Andorian-Orion syndicate, learn that Discovery has a spore drive, the thousand-year-old starship will become a target.

At least for now, Discovery's role as a rapid responder means that it will not explore strange new worlds, seek out new life, and boldly go where no one has gone before. Unfortunately, in a galaxy that's been ravaged by the Burn, exploration is a luxury that Starfleet is no longer capable of. The U.S.S. Discovery is needed to solve the Federation's many problems rather than continue Star Trek's original mission, but Star Trek: Discovery season 3's greater undertaking - solving the mystery of what caused The Burn and reuniting the Federation - has only just begun.