Galactic 04
Appearance
![]() VSS Unity attached to VMS Eve prior to release during the Galactic-04 mission | |
Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
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Operator | Virgin Galactic |
Apogee | 87.4 km (54.3 mi) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | VSS Unity |
Spacecraft type | SpaceShipTwo |
Manufacturer | The Spaceship Company |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | Kelly Latimer CJ Sturckow Beth Moses Ron Rosano Trevor Beattie Namira Salim |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 6 October 2023, 15:28 UTC |
Launch site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
Deployed from | VMS Eve |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 6 October 2023, 16:23 UTC |
Landing site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
![]() Galactic 04 mission patch |
Galactic 04 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 6 October 2023.[1][2] It was the fourth commercial spaceflight and ninth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic, founded by a British business magnate, commercial astronaut Richard Branson.[3][4]
Crew
[edit]Galactic 04's crew included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees. Namira Salim was the first person from Pakistan to go into space.
Position | Crew | |
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Commander | ![]() Second spaceflight | |
Pilot | ![]() Ninth spaceflight | |
Astronaut instructor | ![]() Sixth and last spaceflight | |
Tourist | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Tourist | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Tourist | ![]() First spaceflight |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Davenport, Justin (4 October 2023). "Launch Roundup: Project Kuiper Protoflight and Galactic 04 highlight this week". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (8 September 2023). "Virgin Galactic completes third commercial SpaceShipTwo flight". SpaceNews. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Virgin Galactic (6 October 2023). "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FIFTH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT IN FIVE MONTHS". Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Strickland, Jackie Wattles, Ashley (10 August 2023). "Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises". CNN. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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