| Mission type | Crewedsub-orbital spaceflight |
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| Operator | Virgin Galactic |
| Mission duration | 15 minutes and 38 seconds |
| Apogee | 88.5 km (55.0 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | VSSUnity |
| Spacecraft type | SpaceShipTwo |
| Manufacturer | The Spaceship Company |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | CJ Sturckow Kelly Latimer Beth Moses Jon Goodwin Keisha Schahaff Anastatia Mayers |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10 August 2023, 14:29:45 UTC |
| Launch site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
| Deployed from | VMSEve |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 10 August 2023, 15:32:48 UTC |
| Landing site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
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Galactic 02 (G02)[1] was acrewedsub-orbital spaceflight of theSpaceShipTwo-classVSSUnity, launched on 10 August 2023. It was the secondcommercial spaceflight and seventh overall spaceflight for American aerospace companyVirgin 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 theItalian Air Force and theItalian National Research Council (who carried out research experiments during the flight).[2]
The crew of Galactic 02 included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees.Jon Goodwin became the first Olympian and second person diagnosed withParkinson's disease to fly to space, whileKeisha Schahaff andAnastatia 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 | |
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| Commander |  CJ SturckowEighth spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Kelly Latimer First spaceflight | |
| Astronaut instructor | Beth Moses Fourth spaceflight | |
| Tourist |  Jon GoodwinFirst spaceflight | |
| Tourist |  Keisha SchahaffFirst spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Anastatia Mayers First spaceflight | |
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