shuttlepod
Short-range space vehicle
A shuttlepod is a small spacecraft designed for short-range transport between larger vessels or nearby stations, typically carrying only a few passengers.
The term comes from science fiction, especially *Star Trek*, where shuttlepods handle trips too short for transporters or too routine for full-sized shuttlecraft: Take a shuttlepod over to the station.
Enclosed dose container
- moduleIndependent functional component
- dockingConnecting to a port
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
- thrustersPropulsion devices for steering
propulsion · hatch · tender · cockpit · viewport · life-support · orbit · reentry
Vessel for scheduled crossings
- transferMove between locations
- passengersTransported travelers
- short-rangeLimited in distance
- commuterOne who travels regularly
taxi · hop · rendezvous · station · mothership · logistics · carrier · conveyance
capsule
Enclosed dose container
- moduleIndependent functional component
- dockingConnecting to a port
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
thrusters · propulsion · hatch · tender · cockpit · viewport · life-support · orbit · reentry · extravehicular
ferry
Vessel for scheduled crossings
- transferMove between locations
- passengersTransported travelers
- short-rangeLimited in distance
commuter · taxi · hop · rendezvous · station · mothership · logistics · carrier · conveyance · service
Enterprise
Named vessel or brand
- starshipFictional interstellar vessel
- warpBend from true form
- transporterOne who conveys cargo
Starfleet · sci-fi · episode · holodeck · phaser · tricorder · depressurization · marooned · series · television
shuttlepodstarship
Fictional interstellar vessel
mothership · capital ship · generation ship · space station · starbase
shuttlepodmothership
Primary vessel carrying others
capital ship · space station · carrier · cruiser · dreadnought