Galactic 05
Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
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Operator | Virgin Galactic |
Apogee | 87.2 km (54.2 mi) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | VSS Unity |
Spacecraft type | SpaceShipTwo |
Manufacturer | The Spaceship Company |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | Michael Masucci Kelly Latimer Colin Bennett Alan Stern Kellie Gerardi Ketty Maisonrouge |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2 November 2023, 15:00 UTC |
Launch site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
Deployed from | VMS Eve |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 2 November 2023, 15:59 UTC |
Landing site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
Galactic 05 mission patch |
Galactic 05 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 2 November 2023. It was the fifth commercial spaceflight and tenth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.
Crew
Galactic 05's crew included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees.
Position | Crew | |
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Commander | Michael Masucci Sixth spaceflight | |
Pilot | Kelly Latimer Third spaceflight | |
Astronaut instructor | Colin Bennett Third spaceflight | |
Researcher | Alan Stern First spaceflight | |
Researcher | Kellie Gerardi First spaceflight | |
Tourist | Ketty Maisonrouge First spaceflight |