Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)

One Small Step (1999)

Kate Mulgrew: Capt. Kathryn Janeway

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• Seven of Nine : Searching for the command module seems more sentimental than scientific.

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : Well, I can't argue with that. If scientific knowledge was all we were after, then the Federation would have built a fleet of probes, not starships. Exploration is about seeing things with your own eyes. In this case, we're exploring the past.

  Seven of Nine : How will retrieving this artifact enhance your appreciation of history?

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : By making us part of it. In the same way that excavating the obelisks of ancient Vulcan or finding the Shroud of Kahless made those explorers part of their history.

• Captain Kathryn Janeway : Space. Literally it means 'nothing' - a vacuum between stars and planets. But by the same token, it means everything. It's what connects all our worlds - Vulcan, Qo'noS, Talax, Earth. Centuries ago, mankind sent its first wave of explorers into that void - astronauts like Mr. Kelly. They paved the way for the first colonies, the first starships, for those of us who've made space our home. We commend the spirit and the bravery of Lieutenant John Mark Kelly, as we commit his body... to space. He will not be forgotten.

• Captain Kathryn Janeway : As a Borg, you didn't study the past - you ingested it. You've never really developed an appreciation for humanity's history. Maybe this is an opportunity for you to do some exploring of your own.

  Seven of Nine : Are you ordering me to join this mission?

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : Let's just say, I'm encouraging you to volunteer.

• Captain Kathryn Janeway : [after being summoned to the bridge by Harry]  It's two in the morning, Ensign. This better be more than a little turbulence.

• Seven of Nine : Are you encouraging me to volunteer again, Captain?

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : You read my mind.