Military shuttle The military shuttle was a shuttlecraft type operated by Starfleet in the 2250s . Cargo shuttle s used the same basic frame . ( , ) Physical arrangement . This type of shuttlecraft had two engine nacelle s attached to the dorsal sides of the main body of the shuttlecraft and stub wings positioned below the center line . There was a small impulse drive located in the center of the aft bulkhead , just above the center line . The cockpit had three forward facing windows arranged vertically , with the center window divided into three triangular segments . There were also a single window on the roof of the craft and two angled windows on each side . There was also three windows in the center of the craft in the central compartment that could be used in an emergency evacuation . This shuttle type also had four retractable landing gear located at each corner of the ventral hull . Interior . The military shuttle was used primarily as a troop transport , but the central compartment could be reconfigured to a variety of layouts . Standard to every shuttle interior was the cockpit and aft compartment , which were accessible from the central compartment through a pressure door located in the center of the craft on each end . The cockpit had two seats with the helm located on the port side of the craft . The aft compartment had a bathroom with no window s . Layout A . This layout had four rows of seats facing each other running the length of the shuttle , forming two aisles . This configuration allowed equipment to be stored between the two center rows of seats . The aft bulkhead had two displays centered on the aisles and several compartments . Layout B . This layout had the seats arranged in pairs of two facing forward , with two aisles running down the length of the shuttle between the seats . Layout C . This configuration was used on shuttles that had a cargo door on the ventral hull and a gravity plate on the roof of the cabin . This layout had seats running along the hull on either side , with the center of the central compartment clear except for some support or safety rails that ran floor to ceiling around the cargo door . On the ceiling were six retractable handrails , with three on each side of the gravity plate . Layout D . This layout had two transporter pad s in the center of the central cabin , with seats running along the hull on either side . The center of the starboard bulkhead was taken up by the transporter console , and the standard windows to either side of the cockpit door were exchanged for extra bulkheads , with the port side bulkhead mounting a control display that could activate the transporter . ( ) Appendices . Background information . While not named in dialogue , the production sketches and signage on set use either " Military Transport " or " Military Shuttle " respectively . The signage on shuttle 12091 in particular read " UFP MIL - SHUT - 12091 " . The cockpit of the military shuttle was a redress of the " Kelvin " - type shutlecraft ' s cockpit , with Captain sitting on the port side while Captain Robau sat on the starboard side . Apocrypha . In both the comic " The Galileo Seven , Part 1 " and the video game " " , the " Galileo " was a ship of this type .