In 2366, this shuttle was modified for a flight through the Barzan wormhole. When the wormhole closed, the Barzan Explorer was stranded in the Delta Quadrant. (TNG episode: "The Price", Decipher RPG module: Starships) The shuttle, and its occupants, the Ferengi Arridor and Kol, stranded on a planet in the Delta Quadrant. Utilizing the myth of the Takarian locals, they reaped profits by styling themselves the Great Sages. (VOY episode: "False Profits")