Galactic 02

Galactic 02
Mission typeCrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
OperatorVirgin Galactic
Apogee88.5 km (55.0 mi)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftVSS Unity
Spacecraft typeSpaceShipTwo
ManufacturerThe Spaceship Company
Crew
Crew size6
MembersCJ Sturckow
Kelly Latimer
Beth Moses
Jon Goodwin
Keisha Schahaff
Anastatia Mayers
Start of mission
Launch date10 August 2023, 14:29:45  UTC
Launch siteSpaceport America Runway 34
Deployed fromVMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date10 August 2023, 15:32:48 UTC
Landing siteSpaceport America Runway 34

Galactic 02 mission patch

Galactic 02 (G02)[1] was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, launched on 10 August 2023. It was the second commercial spaceflight and seventh overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic. The mission was the first to carry space tourists (people who are not working during the flight), as the previous flight, Galactic 01, carried astronauts from the Italian Air Force and the Italian National Research Council (who carried out research experiments during the flight).[2]

  1. ^ Virgin Galactic (10 August 2023). "Galactic 02 Spaceflight". Virgin Galactic streaming. Virgin Galactic stream.
  2. ^ Wall, Mike (17 July 2023). "Virgin Galactic to launch 2nd commercial spaceflight on Aug. 10". Space.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.