Galactic 02 - Virgin Galactic’s second commercial spaceflight

Galactic 02 - Virgin Galactic’s second commercial spaceflight – was launched from Spaceport America, New Mexico, on 10 August 2023, with VSS Unity being released from VMS Eve at 15:17 UTC (09:17 local time). VSS Unity, the second SpaceShipTwo, transported three private passengers: Jon Goodwin, Keisha Schahaff, Anastatia Mayers; as well as Beth Moses (Chief Astronaut Instructor), CJ Sturckow (pilot) and Kelly Latimer (pilot). VMS Eve was piloted by Nicola Pecile and Mike Masucci. Credit: Virgin Galactic #VSSUnity #Galactic02 VSS Unity’s second commercial spaceflight VSS Unity second commercial launch Virgin Galactic’s first private astronauts