Galactic 03
2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight
Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
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Operator | Virgin Galactic |
Apogee | 88.56 km (55.03 mi) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | VSS Unity |
Spacecraft type | SpaceShipTwo |
Manufacturer | The Spaceship Company |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | Nicola Pecile Michael Masucci Beth Moses Ken Baxter Timothy Nash Adrian Reynard |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 8 September 2023, 14:34 UTC |
Launch site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
Deployed from | VMS Eve |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 8 September 2023, 15:36 UTC |
Landing site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
Galactic 03 mission patch VSS Unity spaceflights ← Galactic 02 Galactic 04 → |
Galactic 03 (G03) was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, launched on 8 September 2023. It was the third commercial spaceflight and eighth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.[1]
Crew
The crew of Galactic 03 included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees.
Position | Crew | |
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Commander | Nicola Pecile Second spaceflight | |
Pilot | Michael Masucci Fifth spaceflight | |
Astronaut instructor | Beth Moses Fifth spaceflight | |
Tourist | Ken Baxter First spaceflight | |
Tourist | Timothy Nash First spaceflight | |
Tourist | Adrian Reynard First spaceflight |
References
- ^ Virgin Galactic (8 September 2023). "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FOURTH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT IN FOUR MONTHS". Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
See also
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Parent company: Virgin Group
- Richard Branson (Chairman)
- Michael Colglazier (CEO)
- Jon Campagna (CFO)
- George T. Whitesides (CSO)
- Mike Moses (President)
- Julia Hunter (VP)
- David Mackay (chief pilot)
- Michael Masucci (test pilot)
- Mark P. Stucky (test pilot)
- Frederick W. Sturckow (test pilot)
- Beth Moses (trainer)
- SS2
- VSS Enterprise†
- VSS Unity
- WK2
- VMS Eve
- VMS Spirit of Steve Fossett
- B747
- Cosmic Girl
- SS3
- VSS Imagine
- VSS Inspire
- VSS Unity
- Virgin Group
- Galactic Ventures
- Scaled Composites
- Mojave Aerospace Ventures
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