Galactic 06

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Galactic 06
Galactic 06 Landing.jpg
Galactic 06 landing at Spaceport America
Mission typeCrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Operator Virgin Galactic
Apogee88.8 km (55.2 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft VSS Unity
Spacecraft type SpaceShipTwo
Manufacturer The Spaceship Company
Crew
Crew size6
Members CJ Sturckow
Nicola Pecile
Lina Borozdina
Robie Vaughn
Franz Haider
Neil Kornswiet
Start of mission
Launch date26 January 2024, 17:00 UTC
Launch site Spaceport America Runway 34
Deployed from VMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date26 January 2024, 17:56 UTC
Landing siteSpaceport America Runway 34
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Galactic 06 mission patch

Galactic 06 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 26 January 2024. It was the sixth commercial spaceflight and eleventh overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic. [1] [2]

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Crew

Galactic 06's crew included four private passengers and two Virgin Galactic employees. First mission without an astronaut instructor on board. Franz Haider became the second Austrian citizen in space after Franz Viehböck, while Lina Borozdina became the first Ukrainian woman in space. [3]

Position Crew
Commander Flag of the United States.svg CJ Sturckow
Tenth spaceflight
Pilot Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Pecile
Third spaceflight
Tourist Flag of Ukraine.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Lina Borozdina
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Robie Vaughn
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of Austria.svg Franz Haider
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Neil Kornswiet
First spaceflight

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References

  1. "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES 11TH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT". Virgin Galactic. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. Foust, Jeff (26 January 2024). "Virgin Galactic launches four private astronauts as it prepares to end Unity flights". SpaceNews. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. Wall, Mike (27 January 2024). "Virgin Galactic launches 1st Ukrainian woman to space on Galactic 06 suborbital flight (video)". Space.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

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