Galactic 04

2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight

Galactic 04
Spacecraft properties
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	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** ← Galactic 03 Galactic 05 →

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

^ Davenport, Justin (4 October 2023). "Launch Roundup: Project Kuiper Protoflight and Galactic 04 highlight this week". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ Foust, Jeff (8 September 2023). "Virgin Galactic completes third commercial SpaceShipTwo flight". SpaceNews. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ Virgin Galactic (6 October 2023). "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FIFTH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT IN FIVE MONTHS". Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ Strickland, Jackie Wattles, Ashley (10 August 2023). "Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises". CNN. Retrieved 17 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)