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VSS Unity GF09

SpaceShipTwo

Virgin Galactic

Launch Status
Success

Crew


Michael Masucci

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

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 13 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts, while Air launch to Suborbital flight, has been the site for 85 rocket launches.

Spaceport America

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.

SpaceShipTwo

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.

Virgin Galactic
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