Having made only a single appearance in its original configuration up to that point (it eventually reappeared in Star Trek: Generations), the Executive Shuttle had recently been converted into the USS Jenolan for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Relics" and was considered a good candidate to be modified yet again. To stand in for the runabout, DS9's producers turned to the Executive Shuttle, designed by John Goodson and built by Industrial Light & Magic for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. even if they never really did much exploration themselves.Īs Star Trek was wont to do in those days, the initial intention was to use an existing studio model in order to save on the enormous costs already incurred in the creation of the new series. Runabouts might be unappreciated little workhorses in the larger Starfleet, but their ubiquity makes them the perfect subject matter for a listicle exploring their background, design, and their secrets. cramped adventures.ĭespite being somewhat diminished after the introduction of the Defiant, the Danube-class runabout continued operation throughout Deep Space Nine, appearing in an impressive 79 episodes (plus a couple episodes of TNG, Voyager, and Lower Decks) and remains an indelible image from that early-90s Star Trek boom. Still, it's not like Deep Space Nine was stuck entirely on the station, when our motely crew of Starfleet and Bajoran heroes needed to fly to Bajor or Cadassia or even into the Gamma Quadrant, they hopped aboard one of three Danube-class runabouts and had. One of the big complaints made by critical fans during those nascent years was the relatively static nature of Deep Space Nine, which (by design) eschewed boldly going to new adventures with having the wormhole bring those adventures to us.
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