Cristoforetti (NCC-10535/4)

The Cristoforetti was a standard configuration Type-13 shuttlepod attached as a support craft to the Ambassador-class USS Tempest (NCC-10535).

In 2339, an away team from the Tempest used the Cristoforetti to travel over to the abandoned USS Hamilton (NCC-1765), since the tachyon radiation emanating from the abandoned ship made transporting over impossible. (1.1: Entropy's Demise)

On staradate 16088.3, the crew of the Tempest loaded the remains of a stolen Romulan torpedo prototype onto the Cristoforetti and remote piloted it into space before destroying it, thus preventing the prototype from falling into Romulan hands. (1.2: That Which Is Unknown)

The Cristoforetti was named for Samantha Cristoforetti, a human astronaut from Earth's European region and who at one time held multiple records for long duration spaceflight. She was also notable for being the first Italian woman in space, the first person to make a popular cultural beverage in space, and for wearing the costume of one of the time period's more popular television programs while in space.