• Lydia_K@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      He helped design it and worked at the shipyard where it was constructed. It’s explicitly said in the Thomas Riker episode.

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      He mentions his involvement in its development as one of the reasons it was assigned to him at DS9.

      When it first arrives he’s explaining the problems they had with it being “overpowered” during testing and tell the crew to get sort them out!