ECV-197-1

> *Captain, Shuttle 1 has just launched.*— Bortus
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**ECV-197-1**, also referred to as **Shuttle 1**, is one of at least four shuttlecraft held in the Shuttle Bay of the USS *Orville*and the most frequently used shuttle on the ship. Its most prolific pilot is Helmsman Gordon Malloy.

The designation "ECV-197-1," or any other shuttle designation for that matter, is not fixed to a particular craft. For example, when an original Shuttle 1 is destroyed by early 2421, a new craft with the same designation replaced it.

ECV-197-1 has been replaced at least once, as the original craft was destroyed by Orrin Channing in early April 2421.

## History

Between 2419 and 2421, Shuttle 1 flies to and from the Epsilon Science Station, the USS *Blériot*, Moclus, the Bio-ship, Sargus 4, the surface of Kandar 1, Xelaya, an unnamed habitable planetto rescue Captain Ed Mercer and Teleya, Regor 2, the shuttle bay of Outpost 58, and a Moclan sanctuary for females.

In late 2420, the shuttle was used to deploy a solar sail near Regor 2 to create a fake star in the Giliac constellation.

When the Kaylon take over the *Orville* in February 2421, First Officer Kelly Grayson and Helmsman Gordon Malloy take the shuttle into Krill Space to persuade the Krill to participate in the Battle of Earth.

The ECV-197-1 is destroyed in the spring of 2421 when rogue terrorist Orrin Channing and Gordon hijack the shuttle to blow up the *Davoro'kos*. Gordon turns on Orrin and the shuttle is destroyed when explosive containers of Envall blood are activated.

Additional uses include:

* Ed spying on First Officer Kelly Grayson and Cassius from outside the window of her Quarters.
* Locar hiding in the shuttle by narrowing the shuttle's cloaking device like a lens.

## Trivia

* Chief of Security Alara Kitan operates a simulated version of ECV-197-1 in *Firestorm*.

## Mistakes

* In *Into the Fold*, the shuttle ECV-197-2 leaves the Shuttle Bay of the USS *Orville*. When that shuttle crashes on a distant habitable moon, its designation is ECV-197-1.

## Appearances

* *Episode 1x01: Old Wounds*
* *Episode 1x02: Command Performance*
* *Episode 1x03: About a Girl*
* *Episode 1x04: If the Stars Should Appear*
* *Episode 1x05: Pria*
* *Episode 1x07: Majority Rule*
* *Episode 1x08: Into the Fold*
* *Episode 1x10: Firestorm* (simulation)
* *Episode 1x11: New Dimensions*
* *Episode 1x12: Mad Idolatry*
* *Episode 1.5x01: New Beginnings, Pt. 1*
* *Episode 2x01: Ja'loja*
* *Episode 2x02: Primal Urges*
* *Episode 2x03: Home*
* *Episode 2x04: Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes*
* *Episode 2x05: All the World is Birthday Cake*
* *Episode 2x07: Deflectors*
* *Episode 2x08: Identity, Pt. 1*
* *Episode 2x09: Identity, Pt. 2*
* *Episode 2x10: Blood of Patriots*
* *Episode 2x12: Sanctuary*
* *Episode 2.5x01: Launch Day, Pt. 1*
* *Episode 2.5x02: Launch Day, Pt. 2*
* *Episode 2.5x04: Heroes, Pt. 2*

## References

    1. ↑ Episode 2x10: Blood of Patriots
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Episode 2x10: Blood of Patriots*
3. ↑ Episode 1x01: Old Wounds
4. ↑ Episode 1x02: Command Performance
5. ↑ Episode 1x03: About a Girl.
6. ↑ Episode 1x04: If the Stars Should Appear.
7. ↑ Episode 1x05: Majority Rule.
8. ↑ Episode 1x12: Mad Idolatry
9. ↑ Episode 2x03: Home
10. ↑ *Episode 2x04: Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes*
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 *Episode 2x05: All the World is Birthday Cake*
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 *Episode 2x01: Ja'loja*
13. ↑ *Episode 2x12: Sanctuary*
14. ↑ *Episode 2x09: Identity, Pt. 2*
15. ↑ *Episode 2x07: Deflectors*
16. ↑ Episode 1x08: Into the Fold