Galactic 07

Galactic 07

Takeoff of Galactic 07 with WhiteKnightTwo and VSS Unity
Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
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 [1] [2]
Launch site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Deployed from	VMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date	8 June 2024, 15:41 UTC [3]
Landing site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Galactic 7 mission patch VSS Unity spaceflights ←  Galactic 06

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. ^{[4] [5]}

It was the seventh commercial spaceflight and twelfth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic. ^{[6] [7]}

The passengers included Tuva Cihangir Atasever, the second astronaut from Turkey. ^[8]

Crew

Galactic 07's crew included four private passengers and two Virgin Galactic employees.

Position	Crew
Commander	Nicola Pecile Fourth spaceflight
Pilot	Jameel Janjua First spaceflight
Researcher	Tuva Cihangir Atasever Only spaceflight
Tourist	Giorgio Manenti Only spaceflight
Tourist	Irving (Yitzhak) Pergament Only spaceflight
Tourist	Andy Sadhwani Only spaceflight

VSS Unity landing during Galactic 07

WhiteKnightTwo after Galactic 07

References

1. Jonathan McDowell [@planet4589] (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.
2. "'Galactic 07' mission launch window opens June 8". Virgin Galactic (Press release). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
3. Jonathan McDowell [@planet4589] (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.
4. Virgin Galactic (8 June 2024). "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES 12TH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT". Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
5. Foust, Jeff (8 May 2024). "Virgin Galactic plans higher mothership flight rate with next-generation spaceplanes". SpaceNews. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
6. Mike Wall (3 May 2024). "Virgin Galactic to launch 7th commercial spaceflight on June 8". Space.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
7. Rogers, James. "Virgin Galactic sets date for Unity spacecraft's final commercial flight - MarketWatch". www.marketwatch.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
8. 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.