Eta - class shuttle / Legends The " Eta " - class shuttle was a Galactic Republic shuttle used during the Clone Wars . Characteristics . Developed decades before the Clone Wars , the " Eta " - class shuttle was a combination of utility and performance . Their narrow hull was rectangular and had surprisingly spacious interior hold . In addition to passengers and their belongings , the shuttle could carry a pair of stowable emergency " Undicur " - class jumpspeeders . The flight deck was small and spherical , and was transparisteel on nearly all sides and allowed the pilot high - visibility . A tall vertical stabilizer was attached to the hull ' s dorsal side ; two variable - pitch S - foils were mounted port and starboard . Its four engines were turned for long - range efficiency . History . Republic use . Before the Clone Wars began , the " Eta " - class shuttle was used primarily used by the Galactic Senate and the Republic Ambassadorial Corps for transporting VIPs on assignments . Solid and reliable , they were regarded as comfortable if not well - appointed . When the war started , the Republic and the Jedi Order made heavy use of these shuttles for both public and clandestine operations . It was used by a small Republic task force during the Battle of Saleucami . Anakin Skywalker and Adi Gallia used it to board General Grievous ' s Separatist destroyer flagship , dropping out of hyperspace in the middle of the opposing fleets in order to reach Grievous ' s ship unnoticed . The vessel survived the battle and was used to transport the rescued Jedi Master Eeth Koth and the team away from the enemy ship . Later in the war , it was used by Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi and Quinlan Vos to hunt down Ziro the Hutt on Nal Hutta . Thereafter , one was again used by Kenobi , alongside Skywalker and his padawan , Ahsoka Tano , to investigate an ancient Jedi distress signal that had been mysteriously activated in the Chrelythiumn system . In so doing , the Jedi stumbled upon a mysterious structure that absorbed the ship , where they awoke on the planet Mortis , their ship still perfectly intact but mysteriously nonfunctional . There , the three would discover the presence of The Ones , who believed Skywalker to be the prophesied Chosen One , and the Jedi became enmeshed in a power struggle between the mystical anchorites , wherein Son wanted to use the shuttle to flee Mortis and thereby pursue his goals of galactic reformation . Ultimately , however , Skywalker and the others were able to prevent Son ' s attempts at leaving , and , having succeeded in that goal , rematerialized aboard their shuttle in the midst of space . Another " Eta " - class shuttle was utilized by Obi - Wan Kenobi again when he ventured to Raydonia to face Darth Maul . Darth Sidious used an " Eta " - class shuttle to travel to Mandalore at some point after Kenobi ' s confrontation with Darth Maul . Imperial rule . When the Galactic Empire came to power , the " Eta " - class shuttle was slowly phased out . Shutting down production , Cygnus Spaceworks replaced them with the " Lambda " - class . Most were lost , retired through attrition after hard use , accidents , and abandonment during Order 66 . Behind the scenes . The " Eta " - class shuttle ' s design was based on concept art of the " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle , created by Joe Johnston for " " .