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]
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 |
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