Galactic 02

Short description: 2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight

Galactic 02

Mission type| Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Operator| Virgin Galactic
Apogee| 88.5 km (55.0 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft| VSS Unity
Spacecraft type| SpaceShipTwo
Manufacturer| The Spaceship Company
Crew
Crew size| 6
Members| CJ Sturckow
Kelly Latimer
Beth Moses
Jon Goodwin
Keisha Schahaff
Anastatia Mayers
Start of mission
Launch date| 10 August 2023, 14:29:45  UTC
Launch site| Spaceport America Runway 34
Deployed from| VMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date| 10 August 2023, 15:32:48 UTC
Landing site| Spaceport America Runway 34

Galactic 02 mission patch

VSS Unity spaceflights

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Galactic 02 (G02)[1] was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, launched on 10 August 2023. It was the second commercial spaceflight and seventh overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic. The mission was the first to carry space tourists (people who are not working during the flight), as the previous flight, Galactic 01, carried astronauts from the Italian Air Force and the Italian National Research Council (who carried out research experiments during the flight).[2]

## Crew

The crew of Galactic 02 included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees. Jon Goodwin became the first Olympian and second person diagnosed with Parkinson's disease to fly to space, while Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers became the first mother-daughter duo to fly to space. Mayers also became the second youngest person and youngest woman to fly to space, as of August 2023.[3][4]

Position | Crew

|

Commander  |  CJ Sturckow
Eighth spaceflight
Pilot  |  Kelly Latimer
First spaceflight
Astronaut instructor  |  Beth Moses
Fourth spaceflight
Tourist  |  Jon Goodwin
First spaceflight
Tourist  |  Keisha Schahaff
First spaceflight
Tourist  |  Anastatia Mayers
First spaceflight

## References

1. ↑ Virgin Galactic (10 August 2023). "Galactic 02 Spaceflight". Virgin Galactic streaming. Virgin Galactic stream.
2. ↑ "Virgin Galactic to launch 2nd commercial spaceflight on Aug. 10" (in en). 2023-07-17. https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-second-commercial-spaceflight-august-10.
3. ↑ "Virgin Galactic's first private astronaut mission | Virgin" (in en). https://virgin.com/about-virgin/latest/virgin-galactics-first-private-astronaut-mission.
4. ↑ "Virgin Galactic ouvre l'accès à l'espace avec sa première mission privée "Galactic 02" | Media24" (in fr). 6 August 2023. https://media24.fr/2023/08/06/virgin-galactic-ouvre-lacces-a-lespace-avec-sa-premiere-mission-privee-galactic-02/.

## See also

* List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2023

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