The trailer reveals that they aren’t doing too well on said desert planet, but the good Captain is using their time traipsing through the sands for a heart to heart.
Judging by the action of the rest of the trailer, I’d say that she’ll probably need to step up sooner rather than later.
The release of the Star Trek: Discovery trailer comes only hours after the very first official images of the series were released, which showed Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer Michael Burnham and Michelle Yeoh as Captain Philippa Georgiou in costume on a desert planet.
Apparently, she believes that Michael is ready for more responsibility.