Astronomy:Galactic 06

Short description: 2024 private crewed suborbital spaceflight

Galactic 06

Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Operator	Virgin Galactic
Apogee	88.8 km (55.2 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	VSS Unity
Spacecraft type	SpaceShipTwo
Manufacturer	The Spaceship Company
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	CJ Sturckow Nicola Pecile Lina Borozdina Robie Vaughn Franz Haider Neil Kornswiet
Start of mission
Launch date	26 January 2024, 17:00 UTC
Launch site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Deployed from	VMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date	26 January 2024, 17:56 UTC
Landing site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Galactic 06 mission patch VSS Unity spaceflights

Galactic 06 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 26 January 2024. It was the sixth commercial spaceflight and eleventh overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.

Crew

Galactic 06's crew included four private passengers and two Virgin Galactic employees. First mission without an astronaut instructor on board. Franz Haider became the second Austrian citizen in space after Franz Viehböck.

Position	Crew
Commander	CJ Sturckow Tenth spaceflight
Pilot	Nicola Pecile Third spaceflight
Tourist	/ Lina Borozdina First spaceflight
Tourist	Robie Vaughn First spaceflight
Tourist	Franz Haider First spaceflight
Tourist	Neil Kornswiet First spaceflight

See also

• List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024