Science and technology

Shuttle bay1
Facility on board a space vessel which is dedicated to storing, launching and landing shuttlecraft.1 Most Federation shuttle bays are equipped with a forcefield which allows shuttles to pass through whilst holding the atmosphere inside, thus allowing the bay to operate without having to depressurise.2 Standard practice is to bring shuttles aboard via a tractor beam rather than under their own power, although this can be done in an emergency.3

Yellow text = Canon source

Green text = Backstage source

White text = DITL speculation

References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	TOS	1	The Galileo Seven
2			Various Next Generation episodes
3			Star Trek V : The Final Frontier

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Last updated : 1 Jan 1970

Series:	TOS Season 1 (Disc 4)
Source:	The Galileo Seven

Series:	TNG Season (Disc )
Source:	Various Next Generation episodes