Apologies if these have been answered elsewhere, the questions were not of a form easily searchable.
1) Are the cards in a deck (Station decks, Strike Force Ship decks, Mission deck) freely searchable, front and back? Given that the cards are all face up in a deck, it is hard to deal in such a way that this is hidden. Also, experienced players will know what is on the back of each card, which is a clear advantage. Should we try to "forget" this information and not take it into account when making decisions, or is it okay to page through the cards in a deck, preserving the order?
2) Are Mission cards that are flipped and appear as ships still Mission cards for the purposes of cards that affect Mission Cards? (Example: The Phantom Ship has flipped -- is it taken into account for determining the Sector with the fewest Mission cards?)
3) To be clear, Tech that is part of a starting deck is effectively removed from game when it gets scrapped, correct?
Thanks!