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A Puddle Jumper is a spacecraft in the Stargate universe that is capable of planetary and space flight. The puddle jumpers were created by the Ancients and were stored in some of their outposts, including Atlantis.

The ships were named by John Sheppard, who got the name from the puddle-like appearance of the event horizon of the stargate. As a pilot, Sheppard would also have been aware of the use of the term puddle jumper in aviation, meaning a small commercial aircraft. This fits in with other Stargate terms, such as GDO (Garage Door Opener), which use the name of common technology for extraordinary devices.

The puddle jumper was mainly designed to fit though the Stargate. It is divided into two parts: the control area and the cargo hold. The cargo hold has enough room for a team of five or six people to fit in. To exit the ship, you must . . .