Voyager’s Chief Science Officer
Where the Star Trek heck is that person?
When U.S.S. Voyager got slingshot to the Delta Quadrant, things got tough for Captain Janeway and the remaining 151 crew members. But no matter their hardships, science and engineering often saved the day after brainstorming with all the red and yellow jackets that made up the main cast, plus the Doctor.
The long-range exploration Federation starship came equipped with the latest innovations that were then available. Therefore, it was considered the most technologically advanced Starfleet ship of its time and ready to explore and study the far ranges of space with all its science officers on board. Although… Where is the Chief Science Officer on Voyager?
Among the main cast, there have been two commanding officers, a tactical officer, a helmsman, an engineer, a doctor, a nurse, a moral officer/chef, an astrometrics officer, and an operations officer. But when science was needed to form a hypothesis on their latest dilemma, who was their science officer?
Over the past decades, I’ve not been the only one with this question. The Trek BBS brainstormed on this question back in 2007 with uncertainty. While some thought Janeway left without any science officers, others considered they all died when the Caretaker yanked them across the galaxy. Parallels…
