Atai Long Range Shuttle

Description
The Atai-class long-range warp shuttle can be regarded as the predecessor of the runabout and was one of the few small spacecraft capable of warp flight during the late 23rd century.

A joint Starfleet and Vulcan design, the ship was conceived as both a long-range courier (with the detachable warp sled) and the new standard shuttle for the refit Constitution-class starship (before the development of the smaller Type-3 shuttlecraft). Vulcan versions sported a distinctive magenta and purple colour scheme. The warp sled’s impulse engines were mounted in the rear of the warp nacelles. The passenger compartment could be detached and docked to a starship via its rear-mounted docking ring.

In 2273, the long-range shuttle Surak transported Commander Spock from Vulcan to rendezvous with the U.S.S. Enterprise during its mission to intercept V'Ger.