Ethan Novakovich, a crewman second class assigned to the sciences division aboard Enterprise NX-01 when she launched in 2151, was one of seven crew members tasked to an away team assigned to explore and evaluate a planet later known as Archer IV. At the apparent terminus of the mission, Sub-Commander T'Pol requested to maintain a team presence on the planet's surface for further study consisting of Crewmen Cutler and Novakovich.