Shuttlecraft

Shuttlecraft are relatively small spacecraft used to carry passengers and sometimes cargo. They are often used to carry people and things between planetary surfaces and larger starships or between two starships. Some shuttlecraft are equipped with Hyperdrive.

Shuttlecraft used within the Galactic Republic, and still commonly used in the Triangulum Galaxy, are saucer-shaped. Shuttlecraft historically used by the Shi'ar and the Shi'ar Empire were shaped like a bird, and are still a common design. Shuttlecraft used by the Kree and the Kree Empire were sphere-shaped. Those used by the Skrulls and the Skrull Empire were box- or -rectangular-shaped, similar in design to larger Bulk cruisers. Shuttlecraft with a traditonal Skrull or Kree design are still used in the present-day Intergalactic Empire.