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The '''Pathfinder Project''', also referred to as '''Project ''Voyager''''', was the title of a [[Star Fleet Communications]] project that attempted to communicate with {{USS|Voyager}}, which was stranded in the [[Delta Quadrant]].

It was created sometime between [[2374]] and [[2376]], following the discovery of ''Voyager's'' presence in the Delta Quadrant when [[the Doctor]] was sent to the {{USS|Prometheus|Prometheus class}}. It was overseen by [[Admiral]] [[Owen Paris]], and was based at Star Fleet's [[Communications Research Center]]. The day-to-day running of the project was handled by [[Commander]] [[Peter Harkins]], and its staff included [[Lieutenant]] [[Reginald Barclay]]. [[Deep Space 9]] also assisted the project by providing [[interstellar phenomena forecast]]sforecasts.

It first made contact with ''Voyager'' in 2376, using the [[MIDAS array]] to create a [[micro-wormhole]]. Although the first communication was brief and problematic- merely allowing Admiral Paris to talk to Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]], who assured him that [[Tom Paris|his son]] was performing well- the communications technology improved to a level whereby contact could be made on a regular basis - every day for eleven minutes by [[2377]].