Galactic 04

Short description: 2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight

Galactic 04File:G-04 In-Flight.jpg

VSS Unity attached to VMS Eve prior to release during the Galactic-04 mission

Mission type| Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Operator| Virgin Galactic
Apogee| 87.4 km (54.3 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft| VSS Unity
Spacecraft type| SpaceShipTwo
Manufacturer| The Spaceship Company
Crew
Crew size| 6
Members| Kelly Latimer
CJ Sturckow
Beth Moses
Ron Rosano
Trevor Beattie
Namira Salim
Start of mission
Launch date| 6 October 2023, 15:28 UTC
Launch site| Spaceport America Runway 34
Deployed from| VMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date| 6 October 2023, 16:23 UTC
Landing site| Spaceport America Runway 34

Galactic 04 mission patch

VSS Unity spaceflights

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Galactic 04 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 6 October 2023.[1][2] It was the fourth commercial spaceflight and ninth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic, founded by a British business magnate, commercial astronaut Richard Branson.[3][4]

## Crew

Galactic 04's crew included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees. Namira Salim was the first person from Pakistan to go into space.

Position | Crew

|

Commander  |  Kelly Latimer
Second spaceflight
Pilot  |  CJ Sturckow
Ninth spaceflight
Astronaut instructor  |  Beth Moses
Sixth and last spaceflight
Tourist  |  Ron Rosano
First spaceflight
Tourist  |  Trevor Beattie
First spaceflight
Tourist  |  Namira Salim
First spaceflight

## References

1. ↑ Davenport, Justin (2023-10-04). "Launch Roundup: Project Kuiper Protoflight and Galactic 04 highlight this week" (in en-US). https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/10/kuipler-protoflight-and-more/.
2. ↑ Foust, Jeff (2023-09-08). "Virgin Galactic completes third commercial SpaceShipTwo flight" (in en-US). https://spacenews.com/virgin-galactic-completes-third-commercial-spaceshiptwo-flight/.
3. ↑ "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FIFTH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT IN FIVE MONTHS" (in en). 2023-10-06. https://www.virgingalactic.com/news/virgin-galactic-completes-fifth-successful-spaceflight-in-five-months.
4. ↑ Strickland, Jackie Wattles, Ashley (2023-08-10). "Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises" (in en). https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/travel/virgin-galactic-first-tourism-mission-launch-scn/index.html.

## See also

* List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2023

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