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VSS Unity VP-03

SpaceShipTwo

Virgin Galactic

Launch Status
Success

Crew

Frederick W. Sturckow

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...

Mark Stucky

Mark Stucky

  • Birthday: 11/09/1958
  • Role: Pilot
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • 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 compa...

Mission

VSS Unity VP-03

  • Type: Test Flight
  • Orbit: Suborbital

Powered test flight of VSS Unity. Reached outer space for the first time according to the US definition of the space border.

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.

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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.

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