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| Mission type | Crewedsub-orbital spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Operator | Virgin Galactic |
| Mission duration | 12 min and 37 second |
| Apogee | 88.56 km (55.03 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | VSSUnity |
| 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 | VMSEve |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 8 September 2023, 15:36 UTC |
| Landing site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
Galactic 03 mission patch | |
Galactic 03 (G03) was acrewedsub-orbital spaceflight of theSpaceShipTwo-classVSSUnity, launched on 8 September 2023. It was the thirdcommercial spaceflight and eighth overall spaceflight for American aerospace companyVirgin Galactic.[1]
The crew of Galactic 03 included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees.
| Position | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Second spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Fifth spaceflight | |
| Astronaut instructor | Fifth spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Only spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Only spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Only spaceflight | |