Kepler (USS Enterprise, 2270)

For other uses, see Keppler.

The Kepler was a Federation shuttlecraft in service to Starfleet in the 23rd century. The shuttle was assigned to the starship USS Enterprise in late 2260s.

Service history[]

In 2270, Lieutenant Jimmy Clayton landed Kepler on the planet Gateway to deliver a security detachment assigned to prevent Klingons from gaining access to the Guardian of Forever. The shuttle was accompanied by the Caroline Herschel, which brought down a second team of security officers. Both teams reboarded their shuttles and retreated at Spock's warning. Clayton witnessed the IKS Gr'oth crash into the Guardian. (TOS - Crucible novel: Provenance of Shadows)

James T. Kirk watched Kepler's sensor logs of the crash while recuperating in an infirmary at Starbase 10. (TOS - Crucible novel: The Star to Every Wandering)

The shuttle's class was not specified.

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) auxiliary craft
2240s-2264	Columbus (I) • Eratosthenes • Icarus • Kepler (2254) • Keppler (2264)
2260s five-year mission	NCC-1701/3 • NCC-1701/3 (II) • NCC-1701/4 • NCC-1701/4 (II) • NCC-1701/5 • NCC-1701/5A • NCC-1701/8 • NCC-1701/9 • NCC-1701/12 • Armstrong • Armstrong (II) • John Burke • Christopher • Columbus (I) • Copernicus (NCC-1701/7) • Copernicus (NCC-1701/12) • da Gama • Darwin • Edwin Drake • Einstein • Ellis • Ericksen • Galileo (NCC-1701/1) • Galileo (I) • Galileo (II) • Galileo II • Caroline Herschel • Kepler (2270) • Leonardo (I) • Leonardo (II) • Mitrios • Niagara • Pursuit 1 • Pursuit 3 • Pursuit 4 • Pursuit 7 • Space Bug 4 • Space Bug 7 • Space Bug X-4 • Space Rescue Bug • Space Rescue Bug 5 • Sutherland
2270s-2280s	Brahe • Clarke • Columbus (II) • Conrad • Copernicus (NCC-1701/5) • Copernicus (two-man shuttle) • Galileo (NCC-1701/7) (SW7 class) • Galileo III • Gamow • Halley • Hawking • Herschel • Hoyle • Kahoutek • Kepler (2293) • Onizuka • Valgard • Zhang Sui

Ships named Kepler or Keppler
	starships: USS Keppler (Ptolemy-class) • USS Keppler (Constellation-class) • small craft: Kepler (USS Defiant) • Kepler (USS Endeavor) • Kepler (USS Enterprise, 2254) • Keppler (USS Enterprise, 2264) • Kepler (USS Enterprise, 2270) • Kepler (USS Enterprise-A) • Kepler (USS Enterprise-D) • Kepler (USS Enterprise-E) • Kepler (USS Lovell) • Kepler (USS Reliant) • see also: Keppler-class