Shuttlebay 3

Inside Shuttlebay 3

Shuttlebay 3, also known as docking bay 3, was one of the three shuttlebays aboard Galaxy-class starships.

In early 2365, the D'Alison, a USS Repulse shuttlecraft, departed the USS Enterprise-D from this bay. (TNG: "The Child")

Later that year, Lieutenant Commander Data piloted the Sakharov out of this bay. (TNG: "Unnatural Selection")

In early 2366, the Cousteau and Sam Freedle were listed on the shuttlebay operations display as being available in bay 3. (TNG: "Evolution", okudagram)

In 2368, Doctor Beverly Crusher ordered all three Enterprise shuttlebays, including shuttlebay 3, be converted for emergency triage operations in preparation for the rescue of USS Denver survivors. (TNG: "Ethics")

The Infinity was held in what was dubbed shuttlebay 3 on the USS Voyager-A despite the ship only officially having two shuttlebays. Zero determined that it was actually a restricted hanger that had been repurposed for the secret ship. (PRO: "Into the Breach, Part I")

This was the first named shuttlebay in Star Trek: The Next Generation. It appears that for its first appearance in "The Child", the set was dressed with backwards lettering and numbers, and the live-action footage was flipped in post-production to match the model shots of the shuttle the Repulse. Careful inspection of the asymmetrical colored panels on the crew's uniforms shows that they are reversed; though combadges were also worn on the opposite side to appear correct. The balcony wall of the cargo bay set, which doubled here as the shuttlebay set for the first time, was to the left of the large external door, not the right.