shuttlecraft
Short-range orbital vessel
A shuttlecraft is a small spacecraft designed to transport passengers or cargo between larger vessels or between a ship and a planetary surface.
The term comes from science fiction, particularly *Star Trek*, where shuttlecraft ferry crew members on short-range missions: They took the shuttlecraft down to the planet.
Real spacecraft performing similar functions are sometimes called shuttles.
Named vessel or brand
- FederationNamed union of states
- StarfleetFederation's exploratory military
- away teamOpponents on foreign ground
- transporterOne who conveys cargo
warp · phaser · tricorder · Vulcan · Klingon · Romulan · holodeck · communicator
Enclosed dose container
- moduleIndependent functional component
- landerSpacecraft for surface arrival
- dockingConnecting to a port
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
orbital · spaceplane · payload · mission · astronaut · cosmonaut · launch · reentry
Purpose-driven task
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- landing partyCrew sent ashore
excursion · reconnaissance · traverse · destination · embarkation · disembarkation · sortie
Enterprise
Named vessel or brand
- FederationNamed union of states
- StarfleetFederation's exploratory military
- away teamOpponents on foreign ground
transporter · warp · phaser · tricorder · Vulcan · Klingon · Romulan · holodeck · communicator · replicator
capsule
Enclosed dose container
- moduleIndependent functional component
- landerSpacecraft for surface arrival
- dockingConnecting to a port
airlock · orbital · spaceplane · payload · mission · astronaut · cosmonaut · launch · reentry · mothership
mission
Purpose-driven task
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
landing party · excursion · reconnaissance · traverse · destination · embarkation · disembarkation · sortie
tender
Soft or sore
dinghy · skiff · lifeboat · cutter · ferryboat · ship-to-shore · boarding · gangway · davit · mothership
- spacecraftstarships, spaceship, Voyager 1, rocket ships, Voyager 2
- Star TrekSpock, Kirk, Enterprise, USS Enterprise, Captain Kirk
shuttlecraftstarship
Fictional interstellar vessel
generation ship · colony ship · mothership · capital ship · flagship
shuttlecraftmothership
Primary vessel carrying others
capital ship · flagship · dreadnought · battleship · cruiser
shuttlecraftspace station
Orbiting crewed research facility
starbase · space dock · dock · spaceport · habitat
craft, aircraft, shuttle, craftsman, crafts, spacecraft, craftsmanship, handicraft, crafting