Galactic 02

Galactic 02 (G02)[1] was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, launched on 10 August 2023. It was the second commercial spaceflight and seventh overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic. The mission was the first to carry space tourists (people who are not working during the flight), as the previous flight, Galactic 01, carried astronauts from the Italian Air Force and the Italian National Research Council (who carried out research experiments during the flight).[2]

Galactic 02
Mission typeCrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
OperatorVirgin Galactic
Apogee88.5 km (55.0 mi)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftVSS Unity
Spacecraft typeSpaceShipTwo
ManufacturerThe Spaceship Company
Crew
Crew size6
MembersCJ Sturckow
Kelly Latimer
Beth Moses
Jon Goodwin
Keisha Schahaff
Anastatia Mayers
Start of mission
Launch date10 August 2023, 14:29:45  UTC
Launch siteSpaceport America Runway 34
Deployed fromVMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date10 August 2023, 15:32:48 UTC
Landing siteSpaceport America Runway 34
 

Crew

The crew of Galactic 02 included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees. Jon Goodwin became the first Olympian and second person diagnosed with Parkinson's disease to fly to space, while Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers became the first mother-daughter duo to fly to space. Mayers also became the second youngest person and youngest woman to fly to space, as of August 2023.[3][4]

Position Crew
Commander United States CJ Sturckow
Eighth spaceflight
Pilot United States Kelly Latimer
First spaceflight
Astronaut instructor United States Beth Moses
Fourth spaceflight
Tourist United Kingdom Jon Goodwin
First spaceflight
Tourist Antigua and Barbuda Keisha Schahaff
First spaceflight
Tourist Antigua and Barbuda Anastatia Mayers
First spaceflight

References
  1. Virgin Galactic (10 August 2023). "Galactic 02 Spaceflight". Virgin Galactic streaming. Virgin Galactic stream.
  2. Mike Wall (17 July 2023). "Virgin Galactic to launch 2nd commercial spaceflight on Aug. 10". Space.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. "Virgin Galactic's first private astronaut mission | Virgin". Virgin.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. "Virgin Galactic ouvre l'accès à l'espace avec sa première mission privée "Galactic 02" | Media24". media24.fr (in French). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

See also
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