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2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight

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Galactic 03
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Operator	Virgin Galactic
Apogee	88.56 km (55.03 mi)


Spacecraft	VSS Unity
Spacecraft type	SpaceShipTwo
Manufacturer	The Spaceship Company


Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Nicola Pecile Michael Masucci Beth Moses Ken Baxter Timothy Nash Adrian Reynard


Start of mission
Launch date	8 September 2023, 14:34 UTC
Launch site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Deployed from	VMS Eve


End of mission
Landing date	8 September 2023, 15:36 UTC
Landing site	Spaceport America Runway 34

Galactic 03 mission patch *VSS Unity* spaceflights**← Galactic 02 Galactic 04 →

Galactic 03 (G03) was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, launched on 8 September 2023. It was the third commercial spaceflight and eighth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.

Crew

The crew of Galactic 03 included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees.


Position	Crew
Commander	Nicola Pecile Second spaceflight
Pilot	Michael Masucci Fifth spaceflight
Astronaut instructor	Beth Moses Fifth spaceflight
Tourist	Ken Baxter First spaceflight
Tourist	Timothy Nash First spaceflight
Tourist	Adrian Reynard First spaceflight

References

Virgin Galactic (8 September 2023). "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FOURTH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT IN FOUR MONTHS". Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

v t e Virgin Galactic
Parent company: Virgin Group
Staff	Richard Branson (Chairman) Michael Colglazier (CEO) Jon Campagna (CFO) George T. Whitesides (CSO) Mike Moses (President) Julia Hunter (VP) David Mackay (chief pilot) Michael Masucci (test pilot) Mark P. Stucky (test pilot) Frederick W. Sturckow (test pilot) Beth Moses (trainer)
Vehicle classes	SpaceShipTwo RocketMotorTwo White Knight Two LauncherOne NewtonOne NewtonTwo NewtonThree NewtonFour Boeing 747 SpaceShip III
Vehicles	SS2 VSS Enterprise† VSS Unity WK2 VMS Eve VMS Spirit of Steve Fossett B747 Cosmic Girl SS3 VSS Imagine VSS Inspire
Spaceports	Spaceport America Spaceport Sweden
Accidents and incidents	2007 explosion 2014 VSS Enterprise crash
Spaceflight	VSS Unity VP-03 VF-01 Unity 21 Unity 22 Unity 25 Galactic 01 Galactic 02 Galactic 03 Galactic 04 Galactic 05 Galactic 06 Galactic 07
Related companies	Virgin Group Galactic Ventures The Spaceship Company Virgin Orbit VOX Space Scaled Composites Northrop Grumman Mojave Aerospace Ventures Vulcan Aerospace
Related topics	Billionaire space race Sub-orbital spaceflight Kármán line Space tourism Commercial astronaut Composite aircraft Air launch Parasite aircraft Air launch to orbit Orbital launch vehicle Smallsats Mothership aircraft
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