Galactic 06
2024 private crewed suborbital spaceflight
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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]
Mission typeCrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
OperatorVirgin Galactic
Mission duration9 minutes
Apogee88.8 km (55.2 mi)
 Galactic 06 landing at Spaceport America | |
| Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Operator | Virgin Galactic |
| Mission duration | 9 minutes |
| Apogee | 88.8 km (55.2 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | VSS Unity |
| Spacecraft type | SpaceShipTwo |
| Manufacturer | The Spaceship Company |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | CJ Sturckow Nicola Pecile Lina Borozdina Robie Vaughn Franz Haider Neil Kornswiet |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 January 2024, 17:00 UTC |
| Launch site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
| Deployed from | VMS Eve |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 26 January 2024, 17:56 UTC |
| Landing site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
 Galactic 06 mission patch | |
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 |  CJ SturckowTenth spaceflight | |
| Pilot |  Nicola PecileThird spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Robie Vaughn Only spaceflight | |
| Tourist |  Franz HaiderOnly spaceflight | |
| Tourist |  / Lina BorozdinaOnly spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Neil Kornswiet Only spaceflight | |