They can, however, strive to do their best before the game over screen appears. The longer that player captains protect the titular freighter, the greater the rewards gained. As a bonus, if players participate for three days during the event, they’ll be awarded a Universal Console Reiterative Structural Capacitor. It sounds very impressive.
Additionally, with today’s patch comes a slew of free gifts to mark the 30th anniversary of The Next Generation’s debut. Players can claim a Type-7 shuttle and a “skant” uniform from the C-store and visit Worf at Starfleet Academy to participate in the reprise of the 25th anniversary events.
Source: Patch notes, Star Trek Online