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The Vissian stratopod was a small two-person shuttlepod, utilized by the Vissians, equipped with a large round viewport at the bow. A stratopod carried twice the deflector shielding of the larger Vissian starships, and its navigation control was based on five spatial axes.

In 2153, Captain Drennik took Jonathan Archer to survey a hypergiant star and the two were able to pass through its hydrogen layer in a stratopod and observe normally undetectable surface features. (ENT: "Cogenitor")

In the final draft script of "Cogenitor", this type of spacecraft was described as "a small, spherical alien pod (like a hi-tech bathysphere)".
The Vissian stratopod studio model was designed by John Eaves, and modeled by Pierre Drolet. [1] The interior set was a modified reuse of the inspection pod (reversed back to front.) [2](X)
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