VSS Unity 22

Michael Masucci

• Role: Pilot
• 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.

David Mackay

• Birthday: 01/01/1957
• Role: Pilot
• Nationality: United Kingdom
• First Flight: 06/29/2012
• Last Flight: 07/11/2021

Astronaut David William Donald Mackay AFC is the British Chief Pilot of Virgin Galactic, and a former RAF test pilot. He is ...

Sirisha Bandla

• Birthday: 01/22/1988
• Role: Passenger
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 07/11/2021
• Last Flight: 07/11/2021

Sirisha Bandla is an American engineer who worked at Virgin Galactic between from 2015 until 2020 when she joined Virgin Orbi...

Sir Richard Branson

• Birthday: 07/18/1950
• Role: Passenger
• Nationality: United Kingdom
• First Flight: 07/11/2021
• Last Flight: 07/11/2021

Sir Richard Branson is an English business magnate and founder of the Virgin Group. He later founded both Virgin Galactic and...

Colin Bennett

• Role: Passenger
• 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...

Beth Moses

• Birthday: 05/30/1980
• Role: Passenger
• 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...

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.