Changes: Shuttle drone

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A shuttle drone was a small Federation auxiliary craft employed during the 24th century and usually attached to a starbase or a space station.

A shuttle drone was seen in the interior of Starbase 74, close to the USS Enterprise-D's docking port when the ship was inside the station in 2364. (TNG: "11001001")

A similar drone was seen three years later in the interior of Starbase 133. (TNG: "Remember Me")

In 2369 a shuttle drone approached the Remmler Array in orbit of Arkaria when the Enterprise-D was docked at the station to undergo a baryon sweep. (TNG: "Starship Mine")

Appendices

Appearances

TNG:
- "11001001"
- "Remember Me"
- "Starship Mine"

Background information

The craft was named a "shuttle drone" in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (3rd ed., p.240).

StarTrek.com mistakenly called the drone approaching the Remmler array the USS Magellan.

Studio model

According to the Companion, the small, six inch long shuttle drone was built "quick-and-dirty" by Dan Curry using disposable Gillette razor handles as nacelles. Though small, a behind-the-scenes picture on Larry Nemecek's Blog revealed that the model was rigged with internal lighting as was also shown in the Reading Rainbow's episode "The Bionic Bunny Show", where the model was featured.

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+A '''shuttle drone''' was a small [[Federation]] [[auxiliary craft]] employed during the [[24th century]] and usually attached to a [[starbase]] or a [[space station]].
 A shuttle drone was seen in the interior of [[Starbase 74]], close to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}'s [[docking port]] when the [[starship|ship]] was inside the station in [[2364]]. ({{TNG|11001001}})