My understanding at present is that the Klingons weren't there. No, we don't know why just yet.
As for the next-gen spore drive, the ultimate goal of that project is to free up people like Stamets and Booker from being locked into the role of "piloting" spore-drive ships. I suspect that Dr. Kovich - and by implication, President Rillak and Adm. Vance - are thinking ahead to that goal. The prototype that Tarka stole was "not quite there yet" on the physical linkage of pilots, for all the success the Federation's made on the miniaturization of the drive apparatus.
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My understanding at present is that the Klingons weren't there. No, we don't know why just yet.
As for the next-gen spore drive, the ultimate goal of that project is to free up people like Stamets and Booker from being locked into the role of "piloting" spore-drive ships. I suspect that Dr. Kovich - and by implication, President Rillak and Adm. Vance - are thinking ahead to that goal. The prototype that Tarka stole was "not quite there yet" on the physical linkage of pilots, for all the success the Federation's made on the miniaturization of the drive apparatus.