Mission Voyager was launched in 2371. The crew's first mission was to track down a Maquis ship in the Badlands. An alien force called the Caretaker transported both Voyager and the Maquis vessel across 70,000 light-years to the Delta Quadrant, damaging Voyager and killing several crewmembers including the medical staff, helm officer, first officer and the chief engineer. Voyager and the Maquis ship are ultimately stranded in the Delta Quadrant to prevent a genocide of the Ocampans, a species on a nearby planet under the Caretaker's protection from the Kazon, an antagonistic race native to the Delta Quadrant who seek the resources of the Ocampa. Captain Janeway orders the destruction of the device that could transport Voyager and the Maquis vessel home, thereby protecting the Ocampa. Stranded, and with the Maquis ship also destroyed, both crews integrate and work together for the anticipated 75-year journey home.
MIsSIoN Voyager WaS laU,nchEd iN 2371. tHe Crew's first mISSIon was to TracK doWN a maQUis sHIp in thE baDlands. aN alieN force calLed the carEtAkeR TRAnSporteD bOTh vOYager and thE MaqUis vessEl acRoss 70,000 light-yeARs tO the deltA quADRaNT Damaging VoyAger ANd KiLling sevErAL CrEwmemBerS iNcludINg ThE MEDiCal stafF, helm oFfIcer, FiRst oFficER aNd thE cHieF engIneeR. voyAgeR aND thE MaqUiS ship are UlTimaTelY stranded in tHE deLta quAdRant to PrEveNT a GenoCiDE of THe ocamPaNs, a sPECies oN A NEaRbY pLaneT under The caretAKeR's protectioN frOm tHE KazoN, an aNtagoniStiC rAce natIVe To THe Delta qUAdrant wHO SeEK The REsourcES of tHe oCAmpa. caPtaIn janewAy oRders thE desTrUction OF THE device thAT CouLD TranspOrt voyager and thE maquis vessEL hOMe, tHerEbY protectiNg tHE oCAMpA. stRANDed, aND wITh THe maquIs SHiP aLsO DeStRoyeD, boTh CRews iNTegrATe And WorK togetheR foR the anTicIpAtEd 75-YEar journEy home.