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Galactic 06 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 26 January 2024. It was the sixth commercial spaceflight and eleventh overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.[1][2]
 Galactic 06 landing at Spaceport America | |
| Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Operator | Virgin Galactic |
| Apogee | 88.8 km (55.2 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | VSS Unity |
| Spacecraft type | SpaceShipTwo |
| Manufacturer | The Spaceship Company |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | CJ Sturckow Nicola Pecile Lina Borozdina Robie Vaughn Franz Haider Neil Kornswiet |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 January 2024, 17:00 UTC |
| Launch site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
| Deployed from | VMS Eve |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 26 January 2024, 17:56 UTC |
| Landing site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
 Galactic 06 mission patch | |
Crew
editGalactic 06's crew included four private passengers and two Virgin Galactic employees. First mission without an astronaut instructor on board. Franz Haider became the second Austrian citizen in space after Franz Viehböck, while Lina Borozdina became the first Ukrainian woman in space.[3]
| Position | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Tenth spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Third spaceflight | |
| Tourist | First spaceflight | |
| Tourist | First spaceflight | |
| Tourist | First spaceflight | |
| Tourist | First spaceflight | |
References
edit- ^ "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES 11TH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT". Virgin Galactic. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (26 January 2024). "Virgin Galactic launches four private astronauts as it prepares to end Unity flights". SpaceNews. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Wall, Mike (27 January 2024). "Virgin Galactic launches 1st Ukrainian woman to space on Galactic 06 suborbital flight (video)". Space.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.