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The Pathfinder Project, also referred to as Project Voyager, was the title of a Starfleet Communications project that attempted to communicate with USS Voyager, which was stranded in the Delta Quadrant. It was created sometime between 2374 and 2376, following the discovery of Voyager's presence in the Delta Quadrant when the Doctor was sent to the USS Prometheus. It was overseen by Admiral Owen Paris, and was based at Starfleet's Communications Research Center. The day-to-day running of the project was handled by Commander Peter Harkins, and its staff included Lieutenant Reginald Barclay. Deep Space 9 also assisted the project by providing interstellar phenomena forecasts.

It first made contact with Voyager in 2376, using the MIDAS array to create a micro-wormhole. Although the first communication was brief and problematic- merely allowing Admiral Paris to talk to Captain Kathryn Janeway, who assured him that his son was performing well- the communications technology improved to a level whereby contact could be made on a regular basis - every day for eleven minutes by 2377. (VOY: "Pathfinder", "Life Line", "Inside Man", "Endgame")

Background

It is possible that the project was terminated after the successful return of Voyager to the Alpha Quadrant, or perhaps it was extended to serve as a method to communicate with other ships at far ranging distances.

In the non-canon DS9 Mission Gamma novel "Lesser Evil", the crew of the USS Defiant consult the Pathfinder Project's database for Voyager's information on the Borg after discovering a Borg presence in the Gamma Quadrant.

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-The '''Pathfinder Project''' was the title of a project that attempted to communicate with [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']], which was stranded in the [[Delta Quadrant]]. It was created sometime between [[2374]] and [[2376]], following the discovery of ''Voyager's'' presence in the Delta Quadrant when [[the Doctor]] was sent to the [[USS Prometheus (Prometheus class)|''Prometheus'']]. It was overseen by [[Admiral]] [[Owen Paris]], and was based at Starfleet's [[Communications Research Center]]. The day-to-day running of the project was handled by [[Commander]] [[Peter Harkins]], and its staff included [[Lieutenant]] [[Reginald Barclay]]. [[Deep Space 9]] also assisted the project by providing [[interstellar phenomena forecast]]s.
+The '''Pathfinder Project''', also referred to as '''Project ''Voyager''''', was the title of a [[Starfleet Communications]] project that attempted to communicate with {{USS|Voyager}}, which was stranded in the [[Delta Quadrant]]. It was created sometime between [[2374]] and [[2376]], following the discovery of ''Voyager's'' presence in the Delta Quadrant when [[the Doctor]] was sent to the {{USS|Prometheus|Prometheus class}}. It was overseen by [[Admiral]] [[Owen Paris]], and was based at Starfleet's [[Communications Research Center]]. The day-to-day running of the project was handled by [[Commander]] [[Peter Harkins]], and its staff included [[Lieutenant]] [[Reginald Barclay]]. [[Deep Space 9]] also assisted the project by providing [[interstellar phenomena forecast]]s.
 It first made contact with ''Voyager'' in 2376, using the [[MIDAS array]] to create a [[micro-wormhole]]. Although the first communication was brief and problematic- merely allowing Admiral Paris to talk to Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]], who assured him that [[Tom Paris|his son]] was performing well- the communications technology improved to a level whereby contact could be made on a regular basis - every day for eleven minutes by [[2377]]. ({{VOY|Pathfinder|Life Line|Inside Man|Endgame}})
+==Background==
-:''It is possible that the project was terminated after the successful return of ''Voyager'' to the [[Alpha Quadrant]], or perhaps it was extended to serve as a method to communicate with other ships at far ranging distances.''
+It is possible that the project was terminated after the successful return of ''Voyager'' to the [[Alpha Quadrant]], or perhaps it was extended to serve as a method to communicate with other ships at far ranging distances.
-:''In the non-[[canon]] [[DS9]] [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Mission Gamma|Mission Gamma]] novel "[[Lesser Evil]]", the crew of the [[USS Defiant (NCC-75633)|USS ''Defiant'']] consult the Pathfinder Project's database for ''Voyager's'' information on the [[Borg]] after discovering a Borg presence in the [[Gamma Quadrant]].''
+In the non-[[canon]] [[DS9]] [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Mission Gamma|Mission Gamma]] novel "[[Lesser Evil]]", the crew of the {{USS|Defiant|NCC-75633}} consult the Pathfinder Project's database for ''Voyager's'' information on the [[Borg]] after discovering a Borg presence in the [[Gamma Quadrant]].
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