The four of them might be sitting here aboard the shuttle for quite a while yet, he realized.
Kirk was the first one aboard the shuttle to come around.
"Uh, you need to be aboard the shuttle to do that."
Perhaps she had left a message aboard the shuttle?
During his 11 days aboard the shuttle, the two exchanged e-mail messages.
When he had earlier searched for weapons aboard the shuttle, he'd come across a medical kit.
"The computer aboard the shuttle is more advanced than the one on the starship."
But then there'd be the situation aboard the shuttle, Captain.
Soon he had everyone aboard the shuttle, and they took their gear off one at a time given the space considerations.
Finally, the forward door opened, and the passengers began to file aboard the shuttle.