VSS Unity VF-01
SpaceShipTwo
Virgin Galactic
Crew
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 ...
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...
Mission
VSS Unity VF-01
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Suborbital
Powered test flight of VSS Unity. Carried a third crew member in the passenger cabin for the first time.
Location
Mojave Air and Space Port
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Mojave Air and Space Port has witnessed the launch of 53 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.
