Galactic 07
2024 private crewed suborbital spaceflight
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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]
Mission typeCrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
OperatorVirgin Galactic
Mission duration14 min and 30 second
Apogee87.5 km (54.4 mi)
Takeoff of Galactic 07 with WhiteKnightTwo and VSS Unity | |
| Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Operator | Virgin Galactic |
| Mission duration | 14 min and 30 second |
| 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 | |
It was the seventh commercial spaceflight and twelfth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.[6][7]
Crew
Galactic 07's crew included four private passengers and two Virgin Galactic employees.
| Position | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Nicola PecileFourth spaceflight | |
| Pilot |  Jameel JanjuaFirst spaceflight | |
| Researcher |  Tuva Cihangir AtaseverFirst spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Giorgio Manenti First spaceflight | |
| Tourist |   Irving (Yitzhak) PergamentFirst spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Andy Sadhwani First spaceflight | |
