Susan Madera

A reserve helm officer on the USS Explorer. Madera is noted for her exquisite harp playing. Much like Richards, who makes a better artist than engineer, Madera makes a better harpist than helmsman. Perhaps that is why Richards and Madera hooked up and dated for a time in the span between 2376 and 2377. During that time, they dated a lot, and Madera maneuvered the USS Escort well on a mission to save the human Larkin from Ardek on the humanoid-penguin planet of Crysta. Before that, Madera's most notable achievements were having sex with Commander Conway to defeat a ship full of Leeramar in 2376 ("Love and War" [VEX]), playing harp at Baxter and Peterman's wedding in 2375 ("Prior Engagements" [VEX]), and piloting the Aerostar out of harms way when Flarn attacked them at 20th century Earth, when it was 1996 although it should have been 2374 ("Out of Time" [VEX]).