Throughout the series, the number of crewmen on Voyager has fluctuated despite the fact that several have died over the course of the series, and only around eight have been added. The number of the crew has been as few as 125 and as many as 160. In The 37's (1995)(#2.1) it's stated to be 125. See "Personnel changes" under trivia for specifics.
It's stated that Voyager has a "stable cruising velocity" of warp 9.975 but numerous times throughout the series the ship is shown "top out" at approximately warp 9.5 and is unable to go faster without damaging the ship. Further, in That Which Survives (1969)(#3.17) which takes eighty years before, the Enterprise achieved warp 14.1.
Early in the first season, it was deemed necessary for the Voyager crew to use the replicators sparingly to conserve power, thus the need for Neelix to become the ship's chef. However, the crew doesn't seem to be deterred from using the holodeck for frivolous activities.
It's mentioned that Naomi Wildman is the first human born in the Delta quadrant. But in The 37's (1995)(#2.1) an entire planet is inhabited by humans who were not only born there, but several generations before them, going back to 1937 (hence the title) . So, the children of the people who were brought to that planet would have been the first humans born in the Delta Quadrant, before anyone on Voyager at all was even born.
The entire series indicates that Starfleet is only familiar with one quadrant of the Milky Way galaxy. But in Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1969)(#3.15) Uhura mentions an INTERgalactic treaty.
Harry Kim is referred to as a "Senior Officer" in many episodes. Yet there are multiple Lieutenants on board and Kim is only an Ensign.
During the opening sequence, the ship is shown passing above the ring system of a planet. The ship's reflection is seen in the rings, but the size of the reflection is impossibly large.
When images of ships are moving through space, a rocket or engine noise is played. In the void of space, no sound would be heard. In space there would be no sound transmitted due to no medium through which sound (mechanical energy) to travel such as air, water, etc.
There is speculation that the way the Ocampa are shown to have offspring is an impossible situation, as a species where the female can only have offspring at one event in her life would half in population every generation, even if every single member had offspring. While Ocampa females can only become pregnant once in their lifetime, if was never stated how many children could be born at one time. Kes mentions having an uncle, implying that multiple births from one pregnancy are possible.
The Doctor is never given a rank. Since Data, an "Artificial life form" carries a rank, once the Captain declared the Doctor to be part of the crew, she should have assigned him a rank. However, the Doctor is unique and quite different from Data (who attended Starfleet Academy and earned his rank from years of working in Starfleet). Additionally, the Captain considered Neelix, Kes, and Seven of Nine to be part of the crew but they weren't given a rank either, so the commissioning of officers is by no means an automatic thing just because somebody is part of the crew.
In the first episode (Caretaker (1995)) it is learned that Voyager was taken "over 70,000 light years" away from the Alpha quadrant. At the end of this episode Captain Janeway says that "at maximum speed" it would take 75 years to get back to the Alpha quadrant. Voyager's maximum speed is warp 9.975
In season 2's The 37's (1995), Tom Paris tells Amelia Earhart that warp 9 is about 4 billion miles per second. At 4 billion miles per second Voyager, would get back to the alpha quadrant in approximately 3.25 years.
Logic would dictate that no ship could sustain maximum speed for over 3 years; however, this does conflict with the pretense of the 75-year journey.
However, as noted in IMDb Guidelines: "Long running TV shows: These get a fair amount of latitude when it comes to continuity between episodes. It seems unreasonable to us to expect that every detail of every character's life, every setting and situation, every "fact" in the imaginary world, will be fully thought-out and properly documented when a TV series is first devised. Teams of writers work on these things over many years and it is inevitable that newer, better ideas will come along that will supplant older notions. These will not generally be considered as continuity goofs (unless they're especially interesting or amusing)."
In season 2's The 37's (1995), Tom Paris tells Amelia Earhart that warp 9 is about 4 billion miles per second. At 4 billion miles per second Voyager, would get back to the alpha quadrant in approximately 3.25 years.
Logic would dictate that no ship could sustain maximum speed for over 3 years; however, this does conflict with the pretense of the 75-year journey.
However, as noted in IMDb Guidelines: "Long running TV shows: These get a fair amount of latitude when it comes to continuity between episodes. It seems unreasonable to us to expect that every detail of every character's life, every setting and situation, every "fact" in the imaginary world, will be fully thought-out and properly documented when a TV series is first devised. Teams of writers work on these things over many years and it is inevitable that newer, better ideas will come along that will supplant older notions. These will not generally be considered as continuity goofs (unless they're especially interesting or amusing)."
Seven Of Nine is frequently trying to become an individual, yet she continues to call herself Seven Of Nine instead of her human name, Annika Hansen. This is because Seven of Nine is rebellious. She hasn't been "Annika Hansen" since she was a child (she was assimilated when she was a girl). She chafes at the idea of becoming human even as Janeway and the rest of the crew seek to force her to do so (she expresses open hostility towards the idea of being human in "Scorpion: Part II" and "The Gift"). When she calls herself "Annika Hansen", it's to humor Janeway and the crew.
Whenever the video signal is being lost, instead of pixelating, as a digital signal would, the picture shows analogue "snow," which would be unheard of by the era.
Throughout the series, sometimes the comm badge emits a tone when pressed, sometimes it does not.
Once the Doctor gets his mobile emitter, he is free to go about the entire ship and on away missions. When he is transported, his entire body shows the transporter effect like all the other characters.
But since the only part of him that is made of real matter is the emitter, only it should be shown transporting. The Doctor's image should simply disappear as the emitter is transported.
But since the only part of him that is made of real matter is the emitter, only it should be shown transporting. The Doctor's image should simply disappear as the emitter is transported.
The doctor has several close calls with "death". For example:
- (The Swarm (1996) (#3.4)
- One (1998) (#4.25)
- He was stolen (ie. abducted) in Critical Care (2000) (#7.5).
- Living Witness (1998) (#4.23)
- By the Qomar in Virtuoso (2000) (#6.13).
Near the beginning of the series, Tom cajoles Harry to go on a double-date with him and the Delaney sisters. He states that people are already pairing off, no doubt partly because they expect it to take decades to get home.
However, by the end of the series, only two babies have been born: Naomi Wildman (who was in utero before they were taken from the Alpha Quadrant), and Miral Paris (Tom & B'Elanna's daughter, born just as they arrived via transwarp tube back in the Alpha Quadrant).
However, by the end of the series, only two babies have been born: Naomi Wildman (who was in utero before they were taken from the Alpha Quadrant), and Miral Paris (Tom & B'Elanna's daughter, born just as they arrived via transwarp tube back in the Alpha Quadrant).
The Doctor is basically a computer program, albeit a sophisticated one that learns and adapts and exhibits "personality". However, he is still a program. His mobile emitter (introduced in season 3) allows his entire program to be downloaded into it and used away from the ship. However, this essentially would create a copy of the Doctor (like one would copy a program onto a flashdrive), so there is no reason why the Doctor cannot always be present in Voyager's sick bay regardless of whether he was on an away mission.
Apparently Voayger's shuttle bays are left unattended; there are many instances in Voayger - as well as other Star Trek series like Star Trek (1966) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) - in which an "unathorized shuttle launch" occurs. It's extremely likely a ship with a military command structure would have personnel stationed in the shuttle bays at all times. However, it would make it more difficult for the writers to have someone get around the guards, so it's an understandable omission.
Several times during the series Harry Kim is given command of the ship during "night" hours. Yet Kim is only an Ensign in Engineering/Operations as denoted by his gold uniform. Command should have gone to Tom Paris as a Lieutenant in the Command (Red) function.
Although the Federation and Starfleet use the metric system, there are numerous occasions when the ship's personnel refer to distances and capacities in obsolete units such as feet, miles, pounds, etcetera.
Throughout the series, Tuvok is referred to, and identifies himself as a Lieutenant. His rank is Lieutenant Commander. Lieutenant Commanders are often referred to as Commander, but never Lieutenant.