Astronomy:Galactic 04

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Short description: 2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight
Galactic 04
G-04 In-Flight.jpg
VSS Unity attached to VMS Eve prior to release during the Galactic-04 mission
Mission typeCrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
OperatorVirgin Galactic
Apogee87.4 km (54.3 mi)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftVSS Unity
Spacecraft typeSpaceShipTwo
ManufacturerThe Spaceship Company
Crew
Crew size6
MembersKelly Latimer
CJ Sturckow
Beth Moses
Ron Rosano
Trevor Beattie
Namira Salim
Start of mission
Launch date6 October 2023, 15:28 UTC
Launch siteSpaceport America Runway 34
Deployed fromVMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date6 October 2023, 16:23 UTC
Landing siteSpaceport America Runway 34
Virgin Galactic - Galactic 4 Patch.png
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

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
Commander United States Kelly Latimer
Second spaceflight
Pilot United States CJ Sturckow
Ninth spaceflight
Astronaut instructor United States Beth Moses
Sixth and last spaceflight
Tourist United States Ron Rosano
First spaceflight
Tourist United Kingdom Trevor Beattie
First spaceflight
Tourist Pakistan Namira Salim
First spaceflight

References

  1. ↑ Davenport, Justin (2023-10-04). "Launch Roundup: Project Kuiper Protoflight and Galactic 04 highlight this week" (in en-US). https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/10/kuipler-protoflight-and-more/. 
  2. ↑ Foust, Jeff (2023-09-08). "Virgin Galactic completes third commercial SpaceShipTwo flight" (in en-US). https://spacenews.com/virgin-galactic-completes-third-commercial-spaceshiptwo-flight/. 
  3. ↑ "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FIFTH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT IN FIVE MONTHS" (in en). 2023-10-06. https://www.virgingalactic.com/news/virgin-galactic-completes-fifth-successful-spaceflight-in-five-months. 
  4. ↑ Strickland, Jackie Wattles, Ashley (2023-08-10). "Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises" (in en). https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/travel/virgin-galactic-first-tourism-mission-launch-scn/index.html. 

See also

  • List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2023



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