VOY Season 1 Summary . Captain Kathryn Janeway ' s Chief of Security Lieutenant Tuvok has disappeared while involved in a counter - espionage mission aboard a Maquis ship , whose last known position was located somewhere in the Badlands . While en route to investigate Tuvok ' s disappearance , the maiden voyage of the Federation starship , ends in disaster as the ship and her crew are pulled 70 , 000 light year s into the far reaches of the Delta Quadrant . After locating the missing Maquis ship nearby , and learning of the enormity of their predicament , the crew ascertains that an extra - galactic entity called the Caretaker is responsible for pulling them across the galaxy , in an attempt to find a compatible species to mate with . The Caretaker confides in Janeway that he is dying and requires a sire to continue caring for a species who live nearby known as the Ocampa . After witnessing the death of the Caretaker , Janeway makes the decision to destroy his technology to prevent it falling into the hands of a local malevolent species known as the Kazon . The firefight which ensues results in both the destruction of the Caretaker ' s " array " , the renegade Maquis ship and ( in an act of self - sacrifice ) , the only way for " Voyager " s crew to return to the Alpha Quadrant is lost . After incorporating the Maquis crew , as well as a Talaxian , Neelix , and an Ocampa , Kes , " Voyager " sets a course for home . " Voyager " s first ( and second ) season can be characterized as being unique in form and style from the seasons that followed . Even stage lighting and camera angles had changed dramatically by the third season . Certainly , from season four onwards , very little of the original concept still existed , both in character development and story - telling , except for momentary acknowledgments of the past . ( Notable exceptions to this are the season five premiere , the season six episode , and the season seven episode which focus heavily on past events and motives ) . No two - part stories exist in the first season . Instead , episodes were produced exploring several recurrent themes which were ultimately resolved further on throughout the run of the series . Initial tension and mistrust between the opposing Starfleet and Maquis crews is explored in , , and . The consequences of isolation and loss on the crew begin to develop in and , and the crew are also teased with the possibility of returning home several times throughout the first season , only to have it cruelly snatched away . The Kazon reappear and prove to be a powerful nemesis , while in an additional threat is introduced , in the disease ravaged organ - harvesting Vidiian s . Crucially , Janeway ' s decision to maintain " Voyager " as a Starfleet vessel is brought sharply into focus when a member of the former Maquis crew , Ensign Seska is revealed to be a Cardassian spy , and in a showdown with Janeway , defects to the Kazon . Each of the primary cast members gets a chance to develop their characters in the first season . Chakotay ' s heritage and relationship with Janeway are highlighted in , , , and . B ' Elanna Torres becomes the ship ' s new Chief Engineer in , reveals more of her Klingon character in , and begins to adjust to Starfleet ' s code of conduct in . Lieutenant Tom Paris is falsely accused of murder in , Ensign Harry Kim experiences death in , while Lieutenant Tuvok learns to adapt in . Neelix loses a lung in and faces up to the loss of his family , and his species ' virtual genocide in . Kes ' mental abilities begin to assert themselves in and , and The Doctor ( EMH ) slowly begins to experience new emotions , and gain new rights , privileges and responsibilities in and . Credits . Crew . Theme by : Jerry Goldsmith Co - Producer : Wendy Neuss Supervising Producer : David Livingston Executive Story Editor : Kenneth Biller ( all episodes except " Caretaker " ) Production Designer : Richard D . James Unit Production Manager : Brad Yacobian Second Assistant Director : Arlene Fukai Costume Designer : Robert Blackman Set Decorator : Jim Mees Visual Effects Producer : Dan Curry Post Production Supervisor : Dawn Velazquez Supervising Editor : J . P . Farrell ( all episodes except " Caretaker " ) Scenic Art Supervisor / Technical Consultant : Michael Okuda Senior Illustrator / Technical Consultant : Rick Sternbach Make - Up Designed and Supervised by : Michael Westmore Script Supervisor : Cosmo Genovese Special Effects : Dick Brownfield Property Master : Alan Sims Construction Coordinator : Al Smutko Video Coordinator : Denise Okuda Hair Designer : Josée Normand Sound Mixer : Alan Bernard , CAS Chief Lighting Technician : Bill Peets First Company Grip : Bob Sordal Music Editor : Gerry Sackman Supervising Sound Editor : Bill Wistrom Supervising Sound Effects Editor : Jim Wolvington Post Production Sound : Modern Sound ( credited as " Modern Sound - Hollywood , CA " in " Caretaker " ) Production Coordinator : Diane Overdiek Post Production Coordinator : Cheryl Gluckstern Pre - Production Coordinator : Lolita Fatjo Casting Executive : Helen Mossler , CSA Stunt Coordinator : Dennis Madalone ( " Caretaker " – " The Cloud " , " Ex Post Facto " , " State of Flux " – " Faces " , " Learning Curve " ) Location Manager : Lisa White ( " Caretaker " , " Time and Again " , " State of Flux " ) Science Consultant : André Bormanis Filmed with : Panavision Cameras and Lenses Motion Control Photography : Image G Computer Generated Effects : Amblin Imaging ( " Eye of the Needle " , " Emanations " ) Special Video Compositing : CIS Hollywood Editing Facilities : Unitel Video Credited only in " Caretaker " . 2nd Second Assistant Director : Michael DeMeritt Visual Effects Assistant Editor : Arthur J . Codron Illustrator : Jim Martin Video Consultant : Elizabeth Radley Casting Assistant : Libby Goldstein Transportation Captain : Stewart Satterfield