Requests for building the props required to allow a shuttle to appear in episodes were initially turned down by Desilu Productions due to the cost.

Series creator Gene Roddenberry attempted to persuade executives at Desilu Productions that the prop was needed for both this episode and his plan for "The Menagerie", but they rejected this again because of the budget.

[3][4] The Shuttle was built by Gene Winfield, a speciality car designer,[2] from blueprints created by Thomas Kellogg, who worked on the Studebaker Avanti.

The first was intended for exterior filming, while the second version was a set of the interior, with removable "wild" walls to allow a variety of camera angles.

AMT also built the filming miniature which was sent by the studio to original Enterprise builder Richard Datin when he was building the corresponding shuttlebay for the sum of $2,100, which was charged to the episode budget.

Schneider released a statement on TrekBBS, commenting that he was "very, very happy to have the opportunity to acquire and renovate Galileo" and planned to "restore her and put her on display for the fans.

[7] According to the non-canon in-universe reference work Star Trek: Ships of the Line, the Galileo II was the final remaining class F shuttle in service and was put on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

[11] Another shuttlecraft called Galileo appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation finale, "All Good Things...", in the timeline set prior to the start of the pilot.

[14] Following the unveiling, Schneider contacted more than twelve air and space museums to find a good fit for Galileo, as he wanted it to be on display.

[3] Attendees at the event included Don Marshall, who portrayed Lt. Boma in "The Galileo Seven", along with Robert Picardo from Star Trek: Voyager, Tracy Scoggins from Babylon 5 and Gil Gerard of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

It went on permanent display within the Zero-G Diner at the center as part of an exhibition to show how science fiction has influenced real-world space exploration.

In this episode, a team led by Spock (Leonard Nimoy) investigates an anomaly while the Enterprise heads on to the planet Makus III to lend medical aid.

The crew refuel the shuttle from the battery packs of their collective phasers, and once in orbit, Spock dumps and ignites the remaining fuel to produce a giant flare that allows the Enterprise to find them.

When Spock continues in his attempts to repair the shuttle, Cochrane's non-corporeal "Companion" (voiced by Elizabeth Rogers) destroys his equipment and damages the vessel.

Captain Kirk (William Shatner) tries to convince the Companion to let them leave, but it merges with a human and loses its powers – repairing the shuttle in the process.

[10] A downed Galileo "class F shuttlecraft" with NCC-1701/7 registration appears in Star Trek: Prodigy episode "All the World's a Stage", having last been flown by Ensign Garrovick.

[27] Hallmark produced a Christmas decoration of the Galileo in 1992; this was only the second release in the range, following the previous year's production of the Enterprise.