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Captain Janeway took command of the Intrepid-class USS Voyager in 2371.

Their first mission was to locate and capture a Maquis vessel last seen in the area of space known as the Badlands.

While there, the Maquis ship and Voyager were transported against their will into the Delta Quadrant, 70, 000 light-years away, by a massive displacement wave.

The Maquis ship is destroyed while fighting the Kazon-Ogla, and although Voyager survives, there are numerous casualties.

In order to protect the Ocampa, who live on a planet Voyager visits, Janeway destroys the Caretaker Array, the space station that transported the two ships to the Delta Quadrant, which provides energy to the Ocampa's planet, despite the fact that the Array may be the two ships ' only chance to return home.

In doing this, Janeway strands her ship and crew seven decades ' travel from home.