Galactic 02

Galactic 02

Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Operator	Virgin Galactic
Apogee	88.5 km (55.0 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	VSS Unity
Spacecraft type	SpaceShipTwo
Manufacturer	The Spaceship Company
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	CJ Sturckow Kelly Latimer Beth Moses Jon Goodwin Keisha Schahaff Anastatia Mayers
Start of mission
Launch date	10 August 2023, 14:29:45  UTC
Launch site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Deployed from	VMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date	10 August 2023, 15:32:48 UTC
Landing site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Galactic 02 mission patch VSS Unity spaceflights ←  Galactic 01 Galactic 03  →

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]

Crew

The crew of Galactic 02 included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees. Jon Goodwin became the first Olympian and second person diagnosed with Parkinson's disease to fly to space, while Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers became the first mother-daughter duo to fly to space. Mayers also became the second youngest person and youngest woman to fly to space, as of August 2023. ^{[3] [4]}

Position	Crew
Commander	CJ Sturckow Eighth spaceflight
Pilot	Kelly Latimer First spaceflight
Astronaut instructor	Beth Moses Fourth spaceflight
Tourist	Jon Goodwin First spaceflight
Tourist	Keisha Schahaff First spaceflight
Tourist	Anastatia Mayers First spaceflight

References

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.
3. Rose, Greg (17 July 2023). "Virgin Galactic's first private astronaut mission". Virgin.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
4. "Virgin Galactic ouvre l'accès à l'espace avec sa première mission privée "Galactic 02"" [Virgin Galactic Opens Access to Space with First Private Mission "Galactic 02"]. media24.fr (in French). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

See also

• List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2023