Defiant (G.I. Joe)

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The Defiant is a fictional space shuttle complex vehicle and station from the G.I. Joe series, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, line of toys, comics and cartoons. It is also one of the largest playsets in the toyline series. The Defiant is actually composed of three vehicles. One is the Crawler unit which transports the shuttle to a designated location. Second, is the booster shuttle unit on which the third component, the Defiant space shuttle, piggy rides on launch. The Defiant shuttle's design is based on a proposed shuttle design for NASA that would have seen the need for a booster component eliminated and make shuttle launches cheaper and more frequent.

The Crawler unit is operated by the G.I. Joe member Hardtop. The Defiant shuttle is commanded by astronaut Payload.