// ORBITAL LOGISTICS AND PROPULSION TERM
Gas Giant
A gas giant is a large planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, with a small rocky core and no solid surface. Jupiter and Saturn are examples of gas giants.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
A massive planet, such as Jupiter or Saturn, primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, lacking a solid surface, and characterized by a deep atmosphere, rapid rotation, and often a small, dense core.
BACKGROUND
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- Jovian planet
- Giant planet
- Gaseous planet
- Outer planet
USAGE NOTE
The Solar System's gas giants include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Gas Giant.
JPL is a federally funded research and development center that designs, builds, and operates robotic spacecraft for NASA, with a long history of missions to gas giants like Voyager, Galileo, Juno, and the upcoming Europa Clipper.
ESA is Europe's gateway to space, involved in numerous space exploration missions including the JUpiter ICy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission, which is currently en route to study Jupiter and its large ocean-bearing moons.
A major aerospace manufacturer involved in building and integrating spacecraft for deep space missions, including components for NASA's Juno probe to Jupiter and the Europa Clipper mission.
SwRI is a multidisciplinary research and development organization that develops instruments and scientific investigations for planetary missions, including those to gas giants like the Juno mission to Jupiter and New Horizons to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
Northrop Grumman develops advanced aerospace and defense technologies, including spacecraft systems, propulsion, and components critical for deep space exploration and missions to the outer solar system.
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. Their heavy-lift launch vehicles, such as Starship, are key to enabling future large-scale, long-duration missions to gas giants and beyond.
Ball Aerospace develops advanced instruments, spacecraft, and sensors for scientific, civilian, and national security space missions, contributing to various deep space and planetary exploration efforts, including those related to the outer planets.
Arianespace provides launch services for various missions, including scientific probes and spacecraft destined for deep space. Their Ariane 5 rocket launched the ESA's JUICE mission towards Jupiter.