While the excursion team departs down to the Engineer home world , Ricks stays in the cockpit of the Covenant alongside Tennessee and Upworth .
Ricks ( Jussie Smollett ) is a navigator serving aboard the Covenant and Upworth 's husband .
While the excursion team departs down to the Engineer home world , navigator stays in the cockpit of the Covenant alongside Tennessee and Upworth .
Ricks ( Jussie Smollett ) is a navigator serving aboard the Covenant and Upworth 's husband .