Kelemane ' s species Kelemane ' s species were a humanoid species who populated the planet around which , in 2376 , became caught in the orbit . ( ) Physiology . The people were characterized with cranial ridges in the middle of their foreheads that formed a round circular shape at the top and extended down the nose in relatively straight lines . Older individuals seem to have had less apparent ridges . The " Sky Ship " influenced Culture . On Kelemane ' s planet , time passed much faster than it did in normal space . One day on the planet was about one second in normal time . When encountered the planet in 2376 , they became trapped in orbit due to the tachyon field surrounding it . From the point of view of the inhabitants , several millennia passed while " Voyager " was in orbit of the planet . The civilization advanced significantly during this time . Tribal era . During this era , the people were primitive and superstitious . They lived in small huts in villages protected by wooden barricades . They believed the stars to be god s , and gave offerings to them on altar s . The brightest and therefore strongest of these gods was Tahal . It was during this era that the " Voyager " arrived in orbit . The people believed it to be a new god . The earthquakes caused by the ship ' s presence made the people call it the " Ground Shaker " . Renaissance era . In this era , this species no longer worshiped the old gods , and science started to make people speculate about the true nature of the bright light in the sky . The first ideas that there may have been people aboard the object occurred , as well as the first legitimate attempts to contact the object through non - spiritual means . During this time Kelemane was a Protector . Early industrial era . During this era , the people started to build advanced road s and developed internal combustion technology . This led to an increase of carbon monoxide and ammonium levels in the atmosphere . A class V planetary probe launched by " Voyager " monitored development for two hundred years during this period before its impulse thruster s failed and the crew was forced to destroy it . The people used iron to reinforce their buildings to protect them from the seismic activity . Pre - spaceflight industrial era . The first powerful telescope s were built and the people recognized " Voyager " as a starship . They called it the Sky Ship and many devoted their lives to study it . Astronomers used telescopes in large observatories to watch the ship . The first radio messages were sent to " Voyager " , but by the time the crew had decoded the messages , the people who sent it were long dead . Also during this period a total of 26 nation - state s existed , including the Central Protectorate , which the " Voyager " crew observed to be a tolerant society . A series of collectible toy s called the Sky Ship Friends was released and became very popular . Near the end of this era , The Doctor was sent down to the Central Protectorate to gather information about the planet and its culture . He only intended to visit for a few days , which was a few seconds on " Voyager " , however a transporter malfunction delayed the beam - up for approximately twenty minutes and caused him to stay for over three years . During this time he studied art s and music , and became a fan of the Kelemane ' s planet sport team which became popular during this time . He also became part of a family with Mareeza and Jason Tebreeze . During these three years , a short war broke out between the Central Protectorate and one of its neighbors . The neighbors fired cannon shells into the Central Protectorate whose Tactical Air Command responded . A new treaty was signed a few weeks later . Others who lived during this era were Darek and Torelius . Spaceflight era . At the beginning of the era was the " Orbital 1 " mission which , unknown to the people on the surface , successfully contacted " Voyager " . The two astronaut s were pilot Gotana - Retz and commander of the mission Terrina . Those on the surface believed the astronauts had been killed , and that therefore , the ship was hostile . They also knew that its presence was the cause of the earthquake s that had plagued them for centuries , so they began to develop weapons including antimatter torpedo es and tricobalt device s to shoot down the ship . The Launch Control center from the " Orbital 1 " mission was renamed the Tactical Command Center to reflect its new mission of destroying the " Sky Ship " instead of contacting it . Advanced spaceflight era . During this era , Gotana - Retz returned to the surface with specifications of " Voyager " . The species ' scientists now fully understood the situation , and focused their efforts on helping " Voyager " escape . Powerful new ships were built to pull " Voyager " from orbit , in which they finally succeeded . The temporal compensator was developed at this time as well as technologies similar to tractor beam s and transporter s . ( )