For a long time I actually thought she was dead. I actually thought she died in the episode she was injured in the shuttle crash.
I hadn't been till years later where I paid more attention to the dialog and went "Huh, she's alive?"
No, not at all!
She was a member of the Shuttle and Torpedo Building Team which included herself, Carey, Rollins, Dalby, Chell, Henley, Gerron, Vorik and The Borg Baby. These crewmembers were the real heroes of Voyager.
Where was this noted? I hadn't seen this before, but it's interesting.
I had thought Wildman was all but considered the Acting Chief Science Officer till Seven all but usurped that unoffical role.
Since she was very busy with her work, Neelix took care of Greskrendtrek or Naomi as she's also called. Not to mention that this lead up to a relationsghip between Samantha and Neelix. In the current Voyager timeline, Samantha has divorced her Ktarian husband. She and Naomi are heading for the Delta Quadrant where she's going to marry Neelix.
This a new book ?