Galactic 03 | |
Mission Type: | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
Operator: | Virgin Galactic |
Spacecraft: | VSS Unity |
Spacecraft Type: | SpaceShipTwo |
Manufacturer: | The Spaceship Company |
Crew Size: | 6 |
Crew Members: | Nicola Pecile Michael Masucci Beth Moses Ken Baxter Timothy Nash Adrian Reynard |
Launch Date: | 8 September 2023, 14:34UTC |
Launch Site: | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
Deployment From: | VMS Eve |
Landing Date: | 8 September 2023, 15:36UTC |
Landing Site: | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
Programme: | VSS Unity spaceflights |
Previous Mission: | Galactic 02 |
Next Mission: | Galactic 04 |
Insignia: | File:Virgin Galactic - Galactic 3 Patch.png |
Insignia Caption: | Galactic 03 mission patch |
Galactic 03 (G03) was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, launched on 8 September 2023. It was the third commercial spaceflight and eighth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.[1]
The crew of Galactic 03 included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees.