A New Starfleet

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The untold story of Project Galaxy—a vision of exploration forged in ambition, conflict, and innovation, shaping the future of the Federation. A Fanproject from the writers of @wolf359project.bsky.social and @eomproject.bsky.social pfp: Angelos Karderinis

An aged Admiral chekov looks out over USS Galaxy at her comissioning ceremony - image by @steillustrates.bsky.social‬

A front-facing view of the folded pamphlet, slightly fanned to reveal the interior beneath. The cover artwork depicts a cozy Starfleet living space: an officer gazing out a viewport, a couple in uniform conversing on a bench, and soft lighting throughout. The text on the front reads: "A new galaxy awaits you – Orientation for families on deep space exploration." The folded edge of the pamphlet reveals part of the ship chart illustration from the back.

Voices from the Yard
Shipwright Lioren Vale
Utopia Planitia Shipyards, Mars – 2352

I’ve been in this trade a long time. Helped build Excelsior cruisers back when they were still the crown jewels of Starfleet. Gamma welded the bulkheads of the Ambassadors that were meant to usher in a new age of diplomacy. I’ve seen starships take shape from the first laid keel to the last hull plating. But nothing—not a single project I’ve worked on—comes close to what we’re building now.
These Galaxy class are unlike anything we’ve ever attempted. When we started laying down the first frames on the Martian plains, the sheer scale of them defied belief. The saucer alone is the size of a city. I’ve walked along its framework, through cavernous compartments meant to house families, scientists, diplomats, all alongside the most advanced propulsion systems ever developed. We don’t just build ships anymore. We build civilizations—vessels designed to sustain entire communities as they venture into the unknown.
Utopia Planitia has never seen an undertaking like this. The old yards had been resting on their laurels for a time—smaller projects, standard hulls, refits and maintenance cycles. But this… this has revitalized everything. There’s a new energy here, a sense that we are truly at the frontier of what Starfleet can accomplish. Thousands of us work in shifts, constructing, assembling, refining—every weld, every rivet, every isolinear relay is done with the knowledge that these ships are going to be the first step into a much

Admiral Kirsten Clancy c.2399

"It wasn’t just the Jem’Hadar we were fighting; it was the very idea that the Federation could ever be safe again. Each sector we defended, each system we tried to liberate, felt like one more desperate act to preserve what we were. And on every front, the ships of Project Galaxy—those mighty cruisers that once carried the Federation’s hope—now bore the burden of its survival."
— Admiral Owen Paris, Reflections on the Dominion War

This proposal is officially rejected, with prejudice.
While Starfleet remains committed to modernizing its forces, we will not waste resources on impractical, inefficient designs that belong in historical holonovels about the Earth-Romulan War, not contemporary strategic assessments.
However, given President Zife’s apparent fascination with the idea, I strongly suggest that you impress upon him the utter impracticality of this endeavor before he attempts to bring it before the Federation Council.
If the Zakdorn wish to build a monument to their own strategic genius, I suggest they commission a statue—it would be equally effective in combat, significantly cheaper, and require fewer power relays.

"When the smoke cleared, the Defiant had slipped into the stars, her crew safe for the moment. But Deep Space 9 was lost—claimed by the Dominion—carrying with it the Federation’s last foothold at the mouth of the wormhole. The skies above Bajor glowed with the fires of Cardassian warships and Jem’Hadar reinforcements, pouring in wave after wave. No one and nothing remained now to hold them back. The station—and with it the entire sector—belonged to the Dominion."

A montage of Photos of a Galaxy class ship saying 'do it for her'

Screen cap of the word count for 'A New Starfleet' Book showing a word count of 33,102

Press release for President Sulu's 'Great Bord of the Galaxy Speech' The Full text will be avaliable soon at https://tranquility.press/