Astronomy:Galactic 05

Short description: 2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight

Galactic 05

Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Operator	Virgin Galactic
Apogee	87.2 km (54.2 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	VSS Unity
Spacecraft type	SpaceShipTwo
Manufacturer	The Spaceship Company
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Michael Masucci Kelly Latimer Colin Bennett Alan Stern Kellie Gerardi Ketty Maisonrouge
Start of mission
Launch date	2 November 2023, 15:00 UTC
Launch site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Deployed from	VMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date	2 November 2023, 15:59 UTC
Landing site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Galactic 05 mission patch VSS Unity spaceflights

Galactic 05 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 2 November 2023. It was the fifth commercial spaceflight and tenth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.

Crew

Galactic 05's crew included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees.

Position	Crew
Commander	Michael Masucci Sixth spaceflight
Pilot	Kelly Latimer Third spaceflight
Astronaut instructor	Colin Bennett Third spaceflight
Researcher	Alan Stern First spaceflight
Researcher	Kellie Gerardi First spaceflight
Tourist	Ketty Maisonrouge First spaceflight

See also

• List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2023