Galactic 01 - Virgin Galactic’s first commercial spaceflight

Galactic 01 - Virgin Galactic’s first commercial spaceflight – was launched from Spaceport America, New Mexico, on 29 June 2023, with VSS Unity being released from VMS Eve at 15:30 UTC (09:30 local time). VSS Unity, the second SpaceShipTwo, transported a full crew of two pilots, Michael Masucci (commande) and Nicola Pecile (pilot) and four mission specialists in the cabin: Col. Walter Villadei and Lt. Col. Angelo Landolfi from the Italian Air Force, Pantaleone Carlucci (engineer, National Research Council of Italy - CNR), Colin Bennett (astronaut instructor, Virgin Galactic). VMS Eve was piloted by Kelly Latimer (commander) and Jameel Janjua (pilot) Credit: Illustration, images and video footage courtesy of Virgin Galactic #VSSUnity #Galactic01 VSS Unity’s first commercial spaceflight VSS Unity first commercial launch