| Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Operator | Virgin Galactic |
| Mission duration | 12 min and 37 second |
| 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 | |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Second spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Fifth spaceflight | |
| Astronaut instructor | Fifth spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Only spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Only spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Only spaceflight | |
References
References
- Virgin Galactic (8 September 2023). "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FOURTH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT IN FOUR MONTHS". Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 8 September 2023.