Vulcan long range shuttle
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference
| Vulcan long range shuttle | |
|---|---|
 Port view | |
| Affiliation: | Vulcan |
| Type: | Transport |
| Active: | 23rd century |
| Speed: | Warp-capable |
 Vessel of the class, separated | |
 Cabin section, separated | |
A Vulcan long range shuttle was a type of Vulcan shuttle that was utilized during the late 23rd century as a courier.
These long range shuttles featured a detachable cabin, capable of acting as an independent craft from the stardrive section. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
[edit] History
In 2272, the long-range courier Surak transported Commander Spock from planet Vulcan to rendezvous with the USS Enterprise, which was en route to intercept V'Ger. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
A model of a long range shuttle was on display in the guest quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-D that the Brekkians Langor and Sobi stayed in late 2364. (TNG: "Symbiosis")
Wesley Crusher kept a similar model of the shuttle in his quarters aboard the Enterprise-D in 2365. (TNG: "The Dauphin")
A graphic display of a long range shuttle appeared on the USS Voyager's library computer screen that was viewed by One after Seven of Nine had activated the drone's linguistic database, and allowed him to assimilate information. (VOY: "Drone")
Throughout the rest of 2374, and the year to follow, graphics of the long range shuttle appeared on the USS Defiant's library computer display. (DS9: "Favor the Bold", "Sacrifice of Angels", "What You Leave Behind")
The graphic was also seen among the data that Seven of Nine assimilated in early 2376. (VOY: "The Voyager Conspiracy")
[edit] Background
The studio model of the Surak was designed by Andrew Probert and built at Magicam.
According to a Probert interview:
- "They were hopefully designed to be the new standard shuttle for the movie Enterprise-era. The Vulcan shuttle is actually a Starfleet shuttle, co-designed with Vulcan engineers. That's why it has subtle repetitions of that ceremonial 'gong' shape we saw in "Amok Time". Anyway, my thinking was those new ships would have the same warm gray tonalities that the Galileo-type shuttles had and they would be the new standard shuttle. They would be more squat and smaller because they had to fit within the decks of the starships, but yeah, those were hopeful replacements. That long-range shuttle, though, is actually my favorite design in the movie." [1]
The okudagram depicting the shuttle in DS9 and VOY was a sketch by Doug Drexler that originally appeared in the Star Trek Encyclopedia.
 Model of a long range shuttle |
 Okudagram image of long range shuttle |
