Galactic 04

Kelly Latimer

• Role: Commander
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 08/10/2023
• Last Flight: 11/02/2023

Pilot working for Virgin Galactic. First Spaceflight during the Galactic-02 Mission.

Frederick W. Sturckow

• Birthday: 08/11/1961
• Role: Pilot
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 12/04/1998
• Last Flight: 01/26/2024

Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow is an Engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut...

Beth Moses

• Birthday: 05/30/1980
• Role: Instructor
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 02/22/2019
• Last Flight: 10/06/2023

Beth Moses is Chief Astronaut Instructor and Interiors Program Manager for Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo program, and is a c...

Namira Salim

• Role: Passenger
• Nationality: Pakistan
• First Flight: 10/06/2023
• Last Flight: 10/06/2023

Namira Salim born in Karachi, is a Pakistani polar adventurer, future astronaut and artist based in Monaco and Dubai.

Ron Rosano

• Role: Passenger
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 10/06/2023
• Last Flight: 10/06/2023

Ron Rosano is a seasoned space enthusiast and educator with a remarkable 25-year journey inspiring students about space trave...

Trevor Beattie

• Birthday: 12/24/1959
• Role: Passenger
• Nationality: United Kingdom
• First Flight: 10/06/2023
• Last Flight: 10/06/2023

Trevor Beattie is a British advertising executive. He is a founding partner, chairman and creative director of Beattie McGuin...

Mission

Galactic 04

• Type: Tourism
• Orbit: Suborbital

Fourth commercial Virgin Galactic mission.

Location

Spaceport America

Air launch to Suborbital flight

Spaceport America has witnessed the launch of 14 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts. While Air launch to Suborbital flight, has been the site for 86 rocket launches.

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.

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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.