VSS Unity GF09
SpaceShipTwo
Virgin Galactic
Crew
Michael Masucci
- Role: Pilot
- Nationality: American
- 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.
Mark Stucky
- Birthday: 11/09/1958
- Role: Pilot
- Nationality: American
- First Flight: 10/28/2010
- Last Flight: 06/25/2020
Mark P. “Forger” Stucky was an American test pilot and commercial astronaut for Virgin Galactic. He left the company in July 2021.
Mission
VSS Unity GF09
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Suborbital
Free glide test flight of VSS Unity.
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.
