 VSS Unity attached to VMS Eve prior to release during the Galactic-04 mission | |
| Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Operator | Virgin Galactic |
| Mission duration | 14 min and 23 seconds |
| 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 2023.12 It was the fourth commercial spaceflight and ninth overall spaceflight for aerospace company Virgin Galactic.34
Crew
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Kelly LatimerSecond spaceflight | |
| Pilot | CJ Sturckow Ninth spaceflight | |
| Astronaut instructor | Beth Moses Sixth and last spaceflight | |
| Tourist |  Namira SalimOnly spaceflight | |
| Tourist |  Trevor BeattieOnly spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Ron Rosano Only spaceflight | |
References
References
- Davenport, Justin (4 October 2023). "Launch Roundup: Project Kuiper Protoflight and Galactic 04 highlight this week". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- Foust, Jeff (8 September 2023). "Virgin Galactic completes third commercial SpaceShipTwo flight". SpaceNews. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- Foust, Jeff (6 October 2023). "Virgin Galactic performs fourth commercial suborbital flight". Space News. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- Wattles, Jackie; Strickland, Ashley (10 August 2023). "Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises". CNN. Retrieved 17 December 2023.