Astronomy:Galactic 04
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Short description: 2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight
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
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 | Kelly Latimer Second spaceflight | |
Pilot | CJ Sturckow Ninth spaceflight | |
Astronaut instructor | Beth Moses Sixth and last spaceflight | |
Tourist | Ron Rosano First spaceflight | |
Tourist | Trevor Beattie First spaceflight | |
Tourist | Namira Salim First spaceflight |
References
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic 04.
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