Galactic 01
SpaceShipTwo
Virgin Galactic
Rocket Launch Video
Crew

Michael Masucci
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 12/11/2013
- Last Flight: 11/02/2023
Mike “Sooch” Masucci was a former U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and U2 test pilot.

Nicola Pecile
- Birthday: 03/11/1973
- Role: Pilot
- Nationality: Italy
- First Flight: 04/26/2023
- Last Flight: 06/08/2024
Former fighter pilot and experimental test pilot for the Italian Air Force, now pilot at Virgin Galactic.

Colin Bennett
- Role: Instructor
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 07/11/2021
- Last Flight: 11/02/2023
Colin Bennett is an American engineer who worked at Virgin Atlantic Airways before joining Virgin Galactic in 2015 where he n...

Angelo Landolfi
- Role: Passenger
- Nationality: Italy
- First Flight: 06/29/2023
- Last Flight: 06/29/2023
Italian Air Force physician selected to fly on the Virgin Galactic 01 mission.

Pantaleone Carlucci
- Role: Passenger
- Nationality: Italy
- First Flight: 06/29/2023
- Last Flight: 06/29/2023
Italian National Research Council technical engineer and pilot selected to fly on the Virgin Galactic 01 mission.

Walter Villadei
- Birthday: 04/29/1974
- Role: Passenger
- Nationality: Italy
- First Flight: 06/29/2023
- Last Flight: 01/18/2024
Italian Air Force mission commander on the Virgin Galactic 01 flight. Backup pilot for the Axiom Space Mission 2, Pilon for t...
Rocket
Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo
The Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is an air-launched suborbital spaceplane type designed for space tourism. It is manufactured by The Spaceship Company, a California-based company owned by Virgin Galactic.
Agency
Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.