Travis Mayweather

On , Travis Mayweather is a navigator and helm officer on board the Earth starship Enterprise (NX-01). He was born in 2126 aboard the ECS Horizon, a human J-class cargo ship, and later visited many places such as Trillius Prime, Draylax, Vega Colony and both Tenebian moons. He is a "boomer", meaning he grew up in space on board cargo ships. This also means that he has more experience in space than the captain of the Enterprise, Jonathan Archer. Mayweather is a quiet and enthusiastic young man who is a highly skilled pilot and has some spelunking experience.

Related Topics:
Enterprise (NX-01) - J-class - Cargo ship - Jonathan Archer - Spelunking

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Travis Mayweather has at least one brother, Paul Mayweather, who became the captain of the ECS Horizon after the death of their father - the ship's previous captain - in January 2153. Their mother, Rianna Mayweather, was the ship's medic and chief engineer. Travis returns home to the Horizon circa January 10, 2153 while the Horizon was heading to the Deneva colony. While heading to Deneva Station, the Horizon was attacked by pirates but Travis Mayweather's experience with weapons from Starfleet allowed the Horizon to defend herself against her attackers. In 2155, Travis Mayweather holds the rank of Ensign and is in the command division.

Related Topics:
Captain - Horizon - Pirates - Starfleet - Ensign

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Over the course of the series, Travis has been injured, incapacitated or even "killed" more times than any other character in the primary cast.

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When Star Trek: Enterprise was first conceived, Travis Mayweather was intended to be a lieutenant, due to his experience in space. His rank was changed to ensign because the producers thought that having Mayweather and the older Lieutenant Malcolm Reed at a similar rank wouldn't be believable. In the final episode of Enterprise it is indicated that both Mayweather and Hoshi Sato are still ensigns despite having served aboard the NX-01 for ten years. The reason for this has yet to be chronicled, although it is not unheard of for Starfleet personnel to serve for extended periods of time without promotion, such as Harry Kim who remained an ensign for the entire seven years of '; the demotion of Tom Paris in that series also sets precedent for an as-yet unchronicled incident that may have had a bearing on the two officers' ranks.

Related Topics:
Malcolm Reed - Hoshi Sato - Harry Kim - Tom Paris

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