Kathryn Janeway facts for kids
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Captain Kathryn Janeway
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| First appearance | "Caretaker" (VOY) |
| Portrayed by | Kate Mulgrew |
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| Species | Human |
| Affiliation | United Federation of Planets Starfleet |
| Posting | Starfleet Command (NEM) USS Voyager (VOY) |
| Position | Starfleet Vice Admiral (NEM) Commanding Officer (VOY) |
| Rank | Vice Admiral (NEM) Captain (VOY) |
Kathryn Janeway is a fictional character from the Star Trek universe. She is best known as the brave captain of the Starfleet starship USS Voyager. She was the main character in the TV show Star Trek: Voyager. Later, she became a high-ranking Starfleet admiral, seen in the 2002 movie Star Trek: Nemesis.
While other female captains appeared in Star Trek before, Janeway is the only one to be the main character of a Star Trek TV series. She also appeared in books, movies, and video games. Actress Kate Mulgrew played her in all her screen appearances.
Becoming Captain Janeway
The character was first going to be named Elizabeth Janeway. An actress named Geneviève Bujold was chosen for the role. She asked for the character's name to be changed to "Nicole Janeway." However, Bujold found the TV show's filming schedule too demanding. She left the show on the second day of filming the first episode, "Caretaker."
Kate Mulgrew had also tried out for the role. She was then brought in to play the captain. Kate Mulgrew suggested changing the name to "Kathryn," and the producers agreed.
Kathryn Janeway's Story
Kathryn Janeway was born on May 20, in Bloomington, Indiana on Earth. Her father was a high-ranking Starfleet officer, a Vice Admiral. She had at least one sister, who was an artist. Janeway was very close to her father. He taught her to explore the universe like a scientist. She was very sad when he passed away. Her first mission after finishing the Starfleet Academy was on the USS Al-Batani. There, she was the Chief Science Officer during an important mission called the Arias mission.
Captain Janeway took command of the Intrepid-class USS Voyager in the year 2371. Their first mission was to find a Maquis vessel. The Maquis were a group of rebels who fought against the Federation. The Maquis ship was last seen in a dangerous area of space called the Badlands.
While in the Badlands, both the Maquis ship and Voyager were suddenly pulled far away. A huge wave of energy transported them to the Delta Quadrant. This part of space was 70,000 light-years from home.
The Maquis ship was destroyed while fighting a group called the Kazon-Ogla. Voyager survived, but many crew members were lost. Voyager then visited a planet where people called the Ocampa lived. A space station called the Caretaker Array provided energy to the Ocampa's planet. This Array was also the only way the two ships could have returned home. To protect the Ocampa from the Kazon, Janeway bravely destroyed the Caretaker Array. This meant her ship and crew were now stranded, a seven-decade journey from home.
Her first big challenge was to combine the surviving Maquis crew with her own Voyager crew. Chakotay, who was the captain of the Maquis ship, became her first officer. Janeway also gave a special rank to Tom Paris. He was a skilled pilot and a former Starfleet officer who had been in trouble. She made him Voyager's helmsman.
Janeway also helped other crew members. She helped Seven of Nine, a former Borg, learn to be an individual again. The Borg are cybernetic beings who assimilate others. Janeway also fought for the rights of the Doctor, who was a holographic program, to be seen as a real person.
During the TV series, Voyager met the powerful beings of the Q Continuum three times. They also had many encounters with the Borg. With help from a future version of herself, Janeway led her crew. They used a special Borg pathway to return Voyager to Federation space. This happened after they had traveled through the Delta Quadrant for seven years.
Later Adventures
Admiral Janeway made a brief appearance in the movie Star Trek: Nemesis. In the film, she gave Captain Jean-Luc Picard orders to travel to Romulus.
Admiral Janeway also appeared in a ride called "Borg Invasion 4-D" in Las Vegas. In the ride, Janeway led Voyager to rescue people trapped on a space station. The station was under attack by a Borg Cube. At the end of the ride, Janeway told the participants they defeated the Borg with the "human spirit."
Janeway's story continued in Star Trek novels after the TV series ended. In a 2007 novel, Janeway was taken over by a rogue group of the Borg. She became their new Borg Queen. Seven of Nine, with help from Ambassador Spock, managed to reach Janeway's mind. Janeway helped them destroy the Borg cube, but she was killed.
A memorial service was held for her. A tall, shining pillar was built in her honor. A powerful being from the Q Continuum appeared to Janeway's spirit. This being told her that the Q were interested in her. The Q took Janeway's hand, and they disappeared into unknown realms.
In a 2012 Star Trek: Voyager novel, Janeway returned to human life. A young Q needed her help. By the end of the book, she became an admiral in Starfleet again. In later novels, Janeway returned to the Delta Quadrant. She took charge of the Starfleet ships stationed there.
Images for kids
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Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti dressed as Captain Janeway, tweeted her line "There's coffee in that nebula".
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The Captain Kathryn Janeway birthplace monument, shortly after its unveiling in the fall of 2020.
See also
In Spanish: Kathryn Janeway para niños
