Chaffee type shuttlepod The " Chaffee " - type was a shuttlepod design used by the Federation Starfleet . This class of shuttlepod was carried aboard the starship s in the late - 24th century . Technical data . The " Chaffee " - type shuttlepod had a small cockpit with room for about four people . The primary power grid was powered by the impulse engine s . The grid made no use of antimatter . For this reason it was capable of entering areas of subspace metreon radiation that would normally collapse the dilithium matrix of a warp core . The pod also had back - up power in case the impulse power failed . There were also primary and secondary navigational computers . The pod was protected with deflector shield s . ( ) Appendices . Background information . " " ( p . 137 ) designated this shuttle as the Type 10 shuttlecraft , as suggested by the ship ' s designer Doug Drexler and was based on the Type 6 shuttlecraft spaceframe , whose RCS thruster s were incorporated into the design . This type of shuttlecraft was equipped with miniature versions of the " Defiant " - class impulse and warp drive , with a similar armored warp coil assemblies . Shuttles were armed with phaser emitter s and micro - torpedo launchers . Systems also included a computer core , shields and signal intelligence jamming devices . Other specifications given by the " manual " are : The type - 10 terminology is also used in " " . Studio model . The " Chaffee " was born out of necessity when it was discovered that the physical studio model of the original Type 18 shuttlepod had been stolen . Effects supervisor Gary Hutzel turned to Drexler to design a new , larger shuttlecraft now to be realized as a CGI model . " " When Gary Hutzel approached me about designing a new larger shuttle for the Defiant , I resisted big - time . I had just , and I mean just finished the interior cutaway for starfleets armored warship " [ rem : for the " Deep Space Nine Technical Manual " ] " . Now Gary was asking me to find a place for this thing . As I rabidly went through all the reasons why it couldn ' t be done , I saw it in my head , did a 180 , and gushed about how this could be done . Gary looked at me grinning like a little kid , " I knew ya ' could do it ! Is it done yet ? ! " " " , Drexler recalled . As for the design Drexler remarked , " " I took a cue from Walter " Matt " Jefferies once again when coming up with the concept . The original " " shuttle as seen in TOS had the same nacelle s as the " Enterprise " . That way the audience would have instant recognition as to who the shuttle belonged to . The " Chaffee " carried the unusual looking drum shaped nacelles as the " Defiant " . I ' m sorry we never saw it again . Foundation Imaging did their usual great job showing the " Chaffee " exiting the mother ship . " " Drexler made use of the opportunity to give the craft a less boxlike , more sleek appearance , " " Truthfully , we all wanted to see a shuttle for the " Defiant " that suggested greater range , power , and sex appeal . " " A bit of commotion was caused when it came to naming the shuttle " Chaffee " . " " What I really remember is us getting scolded by someone in the office for naming the shuttle Chaffee . Who do you think you are naming a shuttlecraft after your girlfriend ! Now it was time for me to be impressed . Rick Berman jumped in and set the record straight . ' Don ' t be ridiculous ! Chaffee is one of the " Apollo 1 " astronauts that died on the pad . Approved ! " " , Drexler fondly remembered . Drexler finished up on two design sketches a day later and turned them in at Foundation where Brandon MacDougall fine - tuned the design and turned it into a CGI model . It was MacDougall who gave the " Chaffee " a scaled down refit - impulse drive / impulse deflector crystal assembly as a subtle homage to that class . MacDougall ' s model went on to make several appearances in and onto licensed " Star Trek " print publications , most notably in the " " calendars and their book derivative . Drexler ' s design sketches were later sold on 8 August 2010 as Lot 170 in the Propworx ' " The official STAR TREK prop and costume auction " , estimated at US $ 100 - $ 200 , where they sold for US $ 360 ( including buyer ' s premium ) .