See what happens when you do things your way?

So here we have an update to "I may have bitten off more than I can chew"
After letting things to percolate for a while, I have finally figured out a few things.
It will take between 150 and 200 years for the humans to rediscover FTL travel.
Smaller ships will need assistance to enter Hyperspace.
Hyperspace will be immense.
Any ship that was in transit when the Shift happened, will be a floating derelict in hyperspace. (Muhahaha, Ghost ships!)
Of course my recent purchase of the complete 5 seasons of Babylon 5 may have something to do with my decisions. I can steal bunches from the Bab 5 Traveller source book (and I will guaranteed) [OMG, season 2 is off to a rocky start]
I know that the players will be the crew will be members of the Survey Fleet on a mission to re-establish contact with the outer reaches of the old empire. Because unfortunately where FTL travel has been rediscovered, FTL transmission has not. It could take years for a message to travel from 25 light years away. I haven't really decided on exactly how fast to make interstellar communications yet, but the players will act as an autonomous agent of the new Terran government. The ships will get an assist to the outer reaches by the Tachyon Emission Accelerator gates. This will extend the range of the jump engines on the ships. The ships will have a limited jump range when not using the TEA gates. I intend to design the encounters so that whatever path the characters choose, there will an angle for them to exploit. Maybe they decide to go pirate outside the influence of Earth? Eventually supplies are going to become an issue.
Most of this brainstorming has just generated more questions... :-/
Should I include a chance for the PC's to trade commodities?
What's the time frame for a mission?
What form of government has appeared on Terra?

Of course, I still have the Bloodrose campaign simmering on a cranial back burner, and have decided on a few more of those encounters. Sebastion will be a Boogieman {Cryptic hint}

Anyway, there's the update. Wheeeeeee!!!!

Happy Gaming!