Science Lab 69 is a station mission in Star Trek Fleet Command that completes when you upgrade the Science Lab to level 69. It needs warp 1 to start and to complete, has no fight and no travel, and the recommended level is 69. The reward is 8,000 Σ-Tritanium and 400 Ultra Recruit Tokens, and finishing it unlocks the next Science Lab mission. It is a small payout, so treat it as a bonus on an upgrade you already planned.
Science Lab 69 objectives
There is only one step, with no choice split:
- Upgrade Science Lab to level 69.
No system is named and nothing needs to be donated or fought. The mission clears as soon as the Science Lab reaches level 69.
Where and what warp
Warp 1 to start and warp 1 to complete, with no pickup system. It all happens on your station, and the listed recommended level is 69. The building upgrade is the actual requirement, so your ships stay free for other missions while the timer runs.
Science Lab 69 rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Σ-Tritanium | 8,000 |
| Ultra Recruit Token | 400 |
Completing it also opens the next Science Lab upgrade mission.
How Science Lab 69 compares
The Science Lab missions change a lot between levels. Science Lab 78 pays in the millions, while level 69 is closer to the recruit-token rewards of R&D Department levels 57 and 59, which pay 800 Ultra Recruit Tokens each. Here it is next to Science Lab 78 and the building missions just above it:
| Mission | Level | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Science Lab 69 | 69 | 8,000 Σ-Tritanium, 400 Ultra Recruit Token |
| Shipyard 70 | 70 | 22,000 Σ-Parsteel, 1 3 Day Peace Shield, 50 1 Day Speed Up |
| R&D Department 71 | 71 | 73,000 Σ-Tritanium, 1,042,000 7★ Raw Gas, 50 1 Day Speed Up |
| Recruitment Hall 71 | 71 | 356,000 Σ-Parsteel, 1,042,000 7★ Raw Crystal, 140 30 Minute Repair Speed Up |
| Science Lab 78 | 78 | 1,276,000 Σ-Parsteel, 3,459,000 7★ Raw Crystal, 2 1 Day Assignment Speed Up |
Between level 69 and level 78 the Science Lab reward moves from Σ-Tritanium and tokens to Σ-Parsteel and 7★ Raw Crystal. Just two levels higher, R&D Department 71 already pays over a million Raw Gas, which shows how quickly building rewards grow in the 70s.
Tips
The 400 Ultra Recruit Tokens are the more useful half of this payout. Save them for recruitment; the 8,000 Σ-Tritanium is small next to the 73,000 that R&D Department 71 pays two levels later.
Σ-Tritanium is one of the late-game currencies explained on the Σ resources page.
Station upgrade missions for the other research buildings are collected on the research building missions page. For everything else at this level, use the mission guide.