Project Restoration was a special operation of the Starfleet Corps of Engineers. Its goal was to replace the destroyed Deep Space 9 with its abandoned sister station, Empok Nor. The project was conceived by Miles O'Brien and Nog in 2376. With the support of Admiral Jonathan Hofmann, Project Restoration became a centerpiece of the Federation President's "Restoration Initiative," aiming to undo five years of isolationism brought about by the Nechayev Doctrine after the Federation Civil War.