Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
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Operator | Virgin Galactic |
Apogee | 87.2 km (54.2 mi) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | VSS Unity |
Spacecraft type | SpaceShipTwo |
Manufacturer | The Spaceship Company |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | Michael Masucci Kelly Latimer Colin Bennett Alan Stern Kellie Gerardi Ketty Maisonrouge |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2 November 2023, 15:00 UTC |
Launch site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
Deployed from | VMS Eve |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 2 November 2023, 15:59 UTC |
Landing site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
![]() Galactic 05 mission patch |
Galactic 05 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 2 November 2023. It was the fifth commercial spaceflight and tenth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.[1]
Crew
[edit]Galactic 05's crew included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees.
Position | Crew | |
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Commander | ![]() Sixth spaceflight | |
Pilot | ![]() Third spaceflight | |
Astronaut instructor | ![]() Third spaceflight | |
Researcher | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Researcher | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Tourist | ![]() First spaceflight |
References
[edit]- ^ Virgin Galactic (2 November 2023). "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES SIXTH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT IN SIX MONTHS". Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 2 November 2023.