10 Things We Learned From The Star Trek Lower Decks Trailer

10. Introducing The USS Cerritos

When the USS Cerritos was recently revealed, there was a degree of uncertainty about the design. The ship features a large saucer section, something similar to the rounded design of the Ambassador class. The struts that sink below the saucer to attach the drive section seemed a little flimsy.

However, as often happens, once this design was seen moving in the trailer, there is a grace to it that might not have been apparent in the initial image. The nacelles seem sturdier than they may otherwise have seemed, with the small deflector dish/engineering section locking them together.

The design, once one gets over the difference from other, traditional Starfleet designs is a thing to behold. It does look as though a separated saucer section has been given its own nacelles, yet it is a very intriguing and fun design.

As a ship that has been tasked with so-called 'second contact', i.e. never having to do anything particularly important for the fleet, the ship does not have to have the advances of a Galaxy class, nor the military aesthetic of the Sovereign class. The Cerritos is an entirely new, funky design.

It looks great!