Changes: Shuttlecraft

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"What's your next trick, Harry. Pull a shuttlecraft out of a hat?"

– Chakotay, 2373 ("Favorite Son")

In starship classification, a shuttlecraft or shuttle or glider, was a type of auxiliary space vessel typically attached to a starship or a starbase. Most shuttles were short-range transports, possessing only impulse drive or a limited warp capability. Utilization of shuttlecraft was common for most spacefaring civilizations, and along with the transporter, were two of the more common conventional modes of transportation to and from one place to another. (VOY: "Heroes and Demons") Shuttles were generally used for landings when transporters were inoperable, or not yet within the technological capabilities of a species. (TNG: "Darmok", "The Next Phase"; VOY: "The 37's", "Tuvix")

Shuttlecraft ranged in size from the larger, longer-range, and more versatile types, such as runabouts, to the small, short-range types commonly known as shuttlepods. Most Starfleet shuttlecraft from the 23rd century onward had warp nacelles, indicating warp capability. (DS9: "Emissary", "Paradise", "The Jem'Hadar"; TNG: "Parallels", "All Good Things..."; VOY: "Drone", "Resolutions"; TOS: "The Galileo Seven", "The Doomsday Machine"; ENT: "Broken Bow", "Shuttlepod One"; Star Trek Into Darkness)

In commenting on the musculature of the Pendari Champion, Neelix exclaimed that "he looks like he could pick up a shuttlecraft." (VOY: "Tsunkatse")

After interacting with The Doctor's holonovel, Photons Be Free, B'Elanna Torres wondered what the point of the oversized backpack holoemitter was about, saying that "it was like carrying around a small shuttlecraft." The Doctor explained that it was "a metaphor" representing "a symbol of the burdens that I live with every day. Imagine having to take this everywhere you go. It would be a constant reminder that you're different from everyone else. I wanted the player to feel the weight of it. Literally." (VOY: "Author, Author")

While attending Starfleet Academy, Ensign Nog had heard of instances of cadets commanding a runabout or a shuttle as a training ship, but never a starship, after discovering, in 2374, that the USS Valiant served as a training ship for Red Squad cadets. (DS9: "Valiant")

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 146), a Star Trek tradition has it that Federation shuttlecraft are named after famous explorers and scientists.

Shuttle classifications

Shuttles by species

Andorian shuttle
Apergosian shuttle
Cardassian shuttle
Denobulan shuttle
Federation shuttlecraft
- Terran Empire shuttlecraft
Ferengi shuttle
Haakonian shuttle
Iyaaran shuttle
Kazon shuttle
Klingon shuttlecraft
- Toron-class
Rakhari shuttlecraft
Rekag shuttle
Reman shuttle
- Scorpion-class
Romulan shuttle
Son'a shuttle
Vulcan shuttle
- Vulcan shuttle
- Long range shuttle
Xindi shuttle
Yridian vessels
- Yridian vessel (22nd century)
- Yridian shuttle (24th century)

External links

Shuttlecraft at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Shuttlecraft at Wikipedia

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+[[File:Quark's Treasure.jpg|thumb|A Ferengi shuttle]]
-In [[starship classification]], '''shuttlecraft''', or '''shuttles''', are [[auxiliary craft]] typically attached to a [[starship]] or a [[starbase]]. Most shuttles are short-range [[starship]]s, possessing only [[impulse drive]] or a limited [[warp drive|warp]] capability. Utilization of shuttlecraft is common for most spacefaring civilizations, especially for situations where the [[transporter]] cannot be used for landings, or where such [[technology]] does not yet exist.
+{{aquote|What's your next [[trick]], [[Harry Kim|Harry]]. Pull a shuttlecraft out of a [[hat]]?|[[Chakotay]]|2373|Favorite Son}}
+In [[starship classification]], a '''shuttlecraft''' or '''shuttle''' or '''glider''', was a type of [[auxiliary space vessel]] typically attached to a [[starship]] or a [[starbase]]. Most shuttles were short-range transports, possessing only [[impulse drive]] or a limited [[warp drive|warp]] capability. Utilization of shuttlecraft was common for most spacefaring civilizations, and along with the [[transporter]], were two of the more common conventional modes of transportation to and from one place to another. ({{VOY|Heroes and Demons}}) Shuttles were generally used for landings when transporters were inoperable, or not yet within the [[technological]] capabilities of a species. ({{TNG|Darmok|The Next Phase}}; {{VOY|The 37's|Tuvix}})
+[[File:Apergosian shuttle.png|thumb|An [[Apergosian]] shuttle]]
+Shuttlecraft ranged in size from the larger, longer-range, and more versatile types, such as [[runabout]]s, to the small, short-range types commonly known as [[shuttlepod]]s. Most [[Starfleet]] shuttlecraft from the [[23rd century]] onward had warp [[nacelle]]s, indicating warp capability. ({{DS9|Emissary|Paradise|The Jem'Hadar}}; {{TNG|Parallels|All Good Things...}}; {{VOY|Drone|Resolutions}}; {{TOS|The Galileo Seven|The Doomsday Machine}}; {{ENT|Broken Bow|Shuttlepod One}}; {{film|12}})
+In commenting on the [[muscle|musculature]] of the [[Pendari Champion]], [[Neelix]] exclaimed that "''he looks like he could pick up a shuttlecraft.''" ({{VOY|Tsunkatse}})
-Shuttlecraft range in size from the larger, longer-range, and more versatile types, such as [[runabout | runabouts]], to the small, short-range types commonly known as [[shuttlepod | shuttlepods]].
+After interacting with [[The Doctor]]'s [[holonovel]], ''[[Photons Be Free]]'', [[B'Elanna Torres]] wondered what the point of the oversized backpack [[holoemitter]] was about, saying that "''[[analogy|it was like]] carrying around a small shuttlecraft.''" The Doctor explained that it was "a [[metaphor]]" representing "''a symbol of the burdens that I live with every day. Imagine having to take this everywhere you go. It would be a constant reminder that you're different from everyone else. I wanted the player to feel the weight of it. Literally.''" ({{VOY|Author, Author}})
-Most [[Starfleet]] shuttlecraft from the [[23rd century]] onward had warp [[nacelle]]s, indicating warp capability.
+While attending [[Starfleet Academy]], [[Ensign]] [[Nog]] had heard of instances of cadets commanding a runabout or [[class 2 shuttle|a shuttle]] as a [[training ship]], but never a starship, after discovering, in [[2374]], that the {{USS|Valiant|NCC-74210}} served as a training ship for [[Red Squad]] cadets. ({{DS9|Valiant}})
-==Shuttles by race==
-* [[Cardassian shuttle]]
+{{bginfo|According to the {{ste|4|2|146}}, a ''Star Trek'' tradition has it that [[Federation]] shuttlecraft are named after famous [[explorer]]s and [[scientist]]s.}}
-* [[Denobulan shuttle]]
-* [[Federation shuttlecraft|Federation shuttle]]
+==Shuttle classifications==
-* [[Ferengi shuttle]]
-* [[Haakonian shuttle]]
+* [[Fighter shuttle]]
-* [[Iyaaran shuttle]]
+* [[Inspection pod]]
-* [[Kazon shuttle]]
+* [[Long range shuttle]]
-* [[Klingon shuttlecraft|Klingon shuttle]]
+* [[Mining shuttle]]
+* [[Prison shuttle]]
-** {{ShipClass|Toron}}
-* [[Rakhari shuttle]]
+* [[Runabout]]
-* [[Rekag shuttle]]
+* [[Shuttlepod]]
+* [[Shuttlebus]]
-* Reman shuttle
+* [[Travel pod]]
-** {{ShipClass|Scorpion}}
-* [[Romulan shuttle]]
+== Shuttles by species ==
-* [[Son'a shuttle]]
-* [[Xindi shuttle]]
+* [[Andorian shuttle]]
-* [[Yridian]] shuttle
+* [[Apergosian shuttle]]
-** [[Yridian shuttle (22nd century)|22nd century shuttle]]
+*[[Rusot's shuttle|Cardassian shuttle]]
-** [[Yridian shuttle (24th century)|24th century shuttle]]
+*[[Denobulan shuttle]]
+*[[Federation shuttlecraft]]
+** ''[[Terran Empire shuttlecraft]]''
+*[[Ferengi shuttle]]
+*[[Haakonian shuttle]]
+*[[Iyaaran shuttle]]
+*[[Kazon shuttle]]
+*[[Klingon shuttlecraft]]
+**{{class|Toron}}
+*[[Rakhari shuttlecraft]]
+*[[Rekag shuttle]]
+*Reman shuttle
+**{{class|Scorpion}}
+*[[Romulan shuttle]]
+*[[Son'a shuttle]]
+*Vulcan shuttle
+**[[Vulcan shuttle]]
+**[[Long range shuttle]]
+*[[Xindi shuttle]]
+*Yridian vessels
+**[[Yridian vessel]] (22nd century)
+**[[Yridian shuttle]] (24th century)
+== External links ==
+* {{mbeta}}
+* {{wikipedia}}
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