Episode
Star Trek: Voyager: Caretaker
Overview
Stardate: 48315.6. The USS Voyager, led by Captain Kathryn Janeway, is sent into the dangerous Badlands in pursuit of a Maquis ship, only for both ships to find themselves 70,000 light years from home in the uncharted Delta Quadrant.
Details
- Series
- Star Trek: Voyager
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1995-01-16
- Runtime
- 92 min
Episode context
Caretaker is Episode 1 in Season 1 of Star Trek: Voyager. It aired on 1995-01-16. The runtime is 92 min.
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