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Galactic 07 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 8 June 2024. It was the final launch of Unity.[4][5]

It was the seventh commercial spaceflight and twelfth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.[6][7]

Crew

Galactic 07’s crew included four private passengers and two Virgin Galactic employees.

Position Crew
Commander Italy Nicola Pecile
Fourth spaceflight
Pilot Canada Jameel Janjua
First spaceflight
Researcher Turkey Tuva Cihangir Atasever
First spaceflight
Tourist United States Andy Sadhwani
First spaceflight
Tourist Italy Giorgio Manenti
First spaceflight
Tourist United StatesIsrael Irving (Yitzhak) Pergament
First spaceflight
VSS Unity landing during Galactic 07
WhiteKnightTwo after Galactic 07

References

  1. ^ Jonathan McDowell [@planet4589] (8 June 2024). “Galactic 07 was dropped and fired its rocket engine at about 1526:30 UTC and landed at around 1541 UTC. Apogee not yet known” (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  2. ^ “‘Galactic 07’ mission launch window opens June 8″. Virgin Galactic (Press release). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ Jonathan McDowell [@planet4589] (8 June 2024). “Galactic 07 was dropped and fired its rocket engine at about 1526:30 UTC and landed at around 1541 UTC. Apogee not yet known” (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  4. ^ Virgin Galactic (8 June 2024). “VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES 12TH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT”. Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  5. ^ Foust, Jeff (8 May 2024). “Virgin Galactic plans higher mothership flight rate with next-generation spaceplanes”. SpaceNews. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  6. ^ Mike Wall (3 May 2024). “Virgin Galactic to launch 7th commercial spaceflight on June 8”. Space.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. ^ Rogers, James. “Virgin Galactic sets date for Unity spacecraft’s final commercial flight – MarketWatch”. www.marketwatch.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.