Michael Masucci is a test pilot for Virgin Galactic and a commercial astronaut. He is a former U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and U2 test pilot.[1][2] Masucci first flew to space in February 2019, during the VSS Unity VF-01 mission, and again in July 2021, onboard Virgin Galactic Unity 22. He flew to space again onboard Unity 25, on May 9, 2023.
Total time in space: 1 hour 35 minutes and 04 seconds
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MichaelMasucci is a test pilot for Virgin Galactic and a commercial astronaut. He is a former U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and U2 test pilot. Masucci...
Virgin Resumes Powered Tests". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 July 2017. Sheetz, Michael (7 September 2017). "Virgin Galactic is returning to powered flights, CEO...
launched on 11 July 2021. The crew consisted of pilots David Mackay and MichaelMasucci as well as passengers Sirisha Bandla, Colin Bennett, Beth Moses, and...
Galactic Unity 22 test flight alongside Sir Richard Branson, Dave Mackay, MichaelMasucci, Beth Moses, Colin Bennett. The rocket plane flew 85 km (53 mi) above...
research mission for the Italian Air Force, the crew consisted of pilots MichaelMasucci and Nicola Pecile as well as crew members Colin Bennett, Walter Villadei...
investigation found that the craft's descent device deployed too early. One pilot, Michael Alsbury, was killed; the other was treated for a serious shoulder injury...
SpaceShipTwo Manufacturer The Spaceship Company Crew Crew size 6 Members MichaelMasucci Kelly Latimer Colin Bennett Alan Stern Kellie Gerardi Ketty Maisonrouge...
Manufacturer The Spaceship Company Crew Crew size 6 Members Nicola Pecile MichaelMasucci Beth Moses Ken Baxter Timothy Nash Adrian Reynard Start of mission...
Moses (President) Julia Hunter (VP) David Mackay (chief pilot) Michael Masucci (test pilot) Mark P. Stucky (test pilot) Frederick W. Sturckow (test pilot)...
flight took place on 11 July 2021 with two pilots Dave Mackay and MichaelMasucci and the four passengers were Richard Branson, Beth Moses, Colin Bennett...
Moses (President) Julia Hunter (VP) David Mackay (chief pilot) Michael Masucci (test pilot) Mark P. Stucky (test pilot) Frederick W. Sturckow (test pilot)...
Moses (President) Julia Hunter (VP) David Mackay (chief pilot) Michael Masucci (test pilot) Mark P. Stucky (test pilot) Frederick W. Sturckow (test pilot)...
Moses (President) Julia Hunter (VP) David Mackay (chief pilot) Michael Masucci (test pilot) Mark P. Stucky (test pilot) Frederick W. Sturckow (test pilot)...
Branson's trip in 2021". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 25 May 2023. Sheetz, Michael (17 May 2023). "Virgin Galactic targets May 25 for first spaceflight since...
Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021. Sheetz, Michael (13 June 2024). "Investing in Space: Virgin Galactic enters spaceflight...
Moses (President) Julia Hunter (VP) David Mackay (chief pilot) Michael Masucci (test pilot) Mark P. Stucky (test pilot) Frederick W. Sturckow (test pilot)...
Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-05-02. Sheetz, Michael (2021-11-04). "Bezos' Blue Origin loses NASA lawsuit over SpaceX $2.9 billion...
Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 2019-06-12. Sheetz, Michael (2018-12-13). "Virgin Galactic flies its first astronauts to the edge of...
Moses (President) Julia Hunter (VP) David Mackay (chief pilot) Michael Masucci (test pilot) Mark P. Stucky (test pilot) Frederick W. Sturckow (test pilot)...
2012 Pride of Britain Awards on ITV on 30 October, Branson, along with Michael Caine, Elton John, Simon Cowell and Stephen Fry, recited Rudyard Kipling's...
Moses (President) Julia Hunter (VP) David Mackay (chief pilot) Michael Masucci (test pilot) Mark P. Stucky (test pilot) Frederick W. Sturckow (test pilot)...
Race, Michael (April 4, 2023). "Virgin Orbit: Richard Branson's rocket firm files for bankruptcy". BBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2023. Sheetz, Michael (May...
Commercial space tourism flight Virgin Galactic Unity 22 David Mackay, MichaelMasucci, Sirisha Bandla, Colin Bennet, Beth Moses, Richard Branson United States...
Future of the Fleet. Rollout, March 30th" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Sheetz, Michael (13 June 2024). "Investing in Space: Virgin Galactic enters spaceflight...
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