Pathfinder Project

The Pathfinder Project was a Starfleet operation that was created as a means of communicating with the USS Voyager after it was stranded within the Delta Quadrant and it was learnt that the ship did indeed survive. (VOY episode: Pathfinder)

The Project started between 2374 to 2376 and was overseen by Admiral Owen Paris. Its base of operations included Starfleet Communications Research Center where it was administrated by Commander Peter Harkins and led by Lieutenant Reginald Barclay. The first success of Project Pathfinder was in 2376 when it used the MIDAS Array to send a transmission through a micro-wormhole. By 2377, the level of commuication had improved to such an extent that regular transmissions for upto 11 minutes so that they could be made to aid the USS Voyager as it journeyed back home as well as allow communication with family. (VOY episode: Lifeline, Inside Man, Endgame)

The database of all information of the Pathfinder Project were consulted by the USS Defiant when it encountered some presence of the Borg in the Gamma Quadrant. (DS9 novel: Mission Gamma Lesser Evil)