Galactic 06

Frederick W. Sturckow

• Birthday: 08/11/1961
• Role: Commander
• 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...

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.

Franz Haider

• Role: Passenger
• Nationality: United States of America, Austria
• First Flight: 01/26/2024
• Last Flight: 01/26/2024

For Austrian entrepreneur and world traveler Franz Haider, the dream of becoming an astronaut started at the tender age of 7,...

Lina Borozdina

• Role: Passenger
• Nationality: Ukraine
• First Flight: 01/26/2024
• Last Flight: 01/26/2024

As a child in Odessa, Ukraine, Lina Borozdina’s dad would tell her bedtime stories about her cousin and her sneaking onto a...

Neil Kornswiet

• Role: Passenger
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 01/26/2024
• Last Flight: 01/26/2024

Since Neil Kornswiet was a young boy in Ohio, he’s been fascinated with all things space and space travel. He watched the M...

Robie Vaughn

• Role: Passenger
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 01/26/2024
• Last Flight: 01/26/2024

Robie Vaughn and his wife, Fallon, strive to lead by example, whether in business, philanthropy or adventure. “We’d like ...

Mission

Galactic 06

• Type: Tourism
• Orbit: Suborbital

Sixth 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.