freed from the constraints of what could be physically built, "" introduced audiences to a variety of spacecraft. a larger shuttlecraft, sporting a long nose similar to "star wars" x-wing fighter, appeared in "the slaver weapon". the episode "mudd's passion" featured a different shuttlecraft design. "the ambergris element" featured an "aquashuttle", capable of landing on a water-covered planet and submerging. the ambitious scope of this filmation animated series was a foretaste of what would someday be possible with computer graphics.