VSS Unity 24
SpaceShipTwo
Virgin Galactic
Crew
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.
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...
Mission
VSS Unity 24
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Suborbital
Unpowered glide test
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.
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.
