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
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]
^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.
^"'Galactic 07' mission launch window opens June 8". Virgin Galactic (Press release). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^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.
^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.
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