Technical Specifications

Type:   Class F Shuttlecraft Starfleet Registry:   NCC-1647/13 - Lovell Mothership:  U.S.S. Farragut     Dimensions:   Length: 7.3 Meters   Beam: 4.5 Meters   Draft: 2.1 Meters   Weight: 12 Metric Tons   Decks: 1    Crew Compliment:   7 Maximum (Configuration Dependent)     1 Pilot     6 Passengers    Propulsion Systems:   1 Mk IV-A  Ion Propulsion Unit      Maximum Velocity: Warp 1.5      Tactical Systems:   Standard Deflector/ Shield Generation System

The shuttlecraft "Lovell" was named in honor of American Astronaut James A. Lovell.  During NASA's Project Gemini flights, Lovell, aboard Gemini VII, participated in the first rendezvous of two manned maneuverable spacecraft and commanded Gemini XII.  During Project Apollo, he served as Command Module Pilot and Navigator aboard Apollo VIII - man's maiden voyage to the moon in December of 1968. Apollo VIII was the first manned spacecraft to be lifted into near-earth orbit by the Saturn V launch vehicle and became the first manned spacecraft to leave the Earth's gravitational influence.  Lovell completed his fourth mission as Commander of Apollo XIII in April of 1970, and became the first human to journey twice to the moon.