2024 private crewed suborbital spaceflight
![]() Takeoff of Galactic 07 with WhiteKnightTwo. And VSS Unity | |
Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
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Operator | Virgin Galactic |
Apogee | 87.5 km (54.4 mi) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | VSS Unity |
Spacecraft type | SpaceShipTwo |
Manufacturer | The Spaceship Company |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | Nicola Pecile Jameel Janjua Tuva Cihangir Atasever Giorgio Manenti Irving Pergament Andy Sadhwani |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 8 June 2024, 15:26:30 UTC |
Launch site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
Deployed from | VMS Eve |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 8 June 2024, 15:41 UTC |
Landing site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
VSS Unity spaceflights |
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.
It was the seventh commercial spaceflight and twelfth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.
The passengers included Tuva Cihangir Atasever, the second astronaut from Turkey.
Crew※
Galactic 07's crew included four private passengers and "two Virgin Galactic employees."
Position | Crew | |
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Commander | ![]() Fourth spaceflight | |
Pilot | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Tourist | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Tourist | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Tourist | ![]() ![]() First spaceflight | |
Tourist | ![]() First spaceflight |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Galactic_07_landing.jpg/303px-Galactic_07_landing.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/WhiteKnightTwo_during_Galactic_07.jpg/303px-WhiteKnightTwo_during_Galactic_07.jpg)
References※
- ^ Jonathan McDowell ※ (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 Twitter.
- ^ "'Galactic 07' mission launch window opens June 8". Virgin Galactic (Press release). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Jonathan McDowell ※ (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 Twitter.
- ^ Virgin Galactic (8 June 2024). "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES 12TH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT". Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (8 May 2024). "Virgin Galactic plans higher mothership flight rate with next-generation spaceplanes". SpaceNews. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Mike Wall (3 May 2024). "Virgin Galactic——to launch 7th commercial spaceflight on June 8". Space.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Rogers, "James." "Virgin Galactic sets date for Unity spacecraft's final commercial flight - MarketWatch". www.marketwatch.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Demirhan, "Meryem." "Türkiye's 2nd space traveller on final Virgin Galactic suborbital flight". Türkiye's 2nd space traveller on final Virgin Galactic suborbital flight. Retrieved 8 June 2024.