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SD-103

SD-103 at spacedock

The SD-103 type was a class of shuttlecraft used by Starfleet in the 23rd and 24th centuries. This shuttle type was known to be used for orbital personnel transport. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; Star Trek Generations)

Shuttles of this type

Background information

  • The purpose of the SD-103 shuttle was specified in the script of Star Trek VI, together with Generations the only productions in which that specific shuttle appears. The final draft of the script (scene 18) read:
        18   EXT. SPACE DOCK                                                  18
        VFX                                                                  VFX
             As a ship flies toward the dock in the b.g.
                                             NAVIGATOR'S VOICE
                          Control, this is S-D One-Zero-Three,
                          approach to space dock. Over.
                                            CONTROLLER'S VOICE
                          S-D One-Zero-Three, you are clear to
                          deliver Captian Kirk and party to
                          N-C-C One-Seven-Zero-One Alpha. Over.

(Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Original Movie Script, 1994, page 10)

  • During the interim between the The Undiscovered Country and Generations the model was altered to appear as the Template:ShipClass on TNG and DS9.
  • The shuttle on the Enterprise-D's saucer in Generations was not an actual studio model, but rather a matte painting where live action photography was later inserted in post-production. (Cinefex, 61, page 77) The USS Farragut shuttlecraft was most likely stock footage from Star Trek VI, edited in post-production as the actual studio model was already converted in the USS Jenolen.
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