// ORBITAL LOGISTICS AND PROPULSION TERM
Titan
Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest moon in the solar system, unique for having a dense atmosphere and stable bodies of liquid on its surface, though these are made of methane and ethane, not water.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Titan is Saturn's largest moon, a unique celestial body with a dense nitrogen-rich atmosphere, a subsurface ocean of water, and surface lakes/rivers of liquid methane and ethane, making it a prime target for astrobiological research.
BACKGROUND
Sierra Space Corporation is a privately held aerospace and space technologies company headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, with additional facilities in Colorado, Wisconsin, Florida, North Carolina and a testing site at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. The company makes spaceflight hardware for various applications across the industry. It is currently developing the Dream Chaser spaceplane. The spaceplane was selected by NASA to provide services to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Service 2 contract. The company is also in collaboration with Blue Origin to develop components of the Orbital Reef space station.
READ MORE ON WIKIPEDIASYNONYMS & ALIASES
- Saturn's moon
- moon of Saturn
- largest moon
- icy moon
USAGE NOTE
Titan is a key target for astrobiology missions due to its complex organic chemistry and potential for exotic life.