SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity 22
Spaceport America
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VSS Unity 22
Powered flight of VSS Unity on the first fully crewed flight. Including the founder Sir Richard Branson.
VSS Unity
Serial N202VG
Launch Crew Count 6
Status Retired
Landing Time 2021-07-11T15:41:00+0000
Crew
David Mackay
Pilot
Nationality British
Date Of Birth 1957-01-01
Status Active
Type Private
Michael Masucci
Beth Moses
Passenger
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1980-05-30
Status Active
Type Private
Colin Bennett
Passenger
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1985-01-01
Status Active
Type Private
Sir Richard Branson
Passenger
Nationality British
Date Of Birth 1950-07-18
Status Occasional Spaceflight
Type Private
Sirisha Bandla
Passenger
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1988-01-22
Status Occasional Spaceflight
Type Private
SpaceShipTwo
Height 18.00 Meters
Max Stages 1
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 310 kN
Diameter 8.20 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 9 Tonnes
Launch Success 62
Consecutive Success 11
Maiden Flight 2010-10-10
Launch Failures 5
Updates
SwGustav
2021-07-11T15:43:14+0000
VSS Unity has successfully landed at the Spaceport America after completing a nominal flight
SwGustav
2021-07-11T14:34:44+0000
Moving T-0 to approximate drop time
Nosu
2021-07-11T09:52:31+0000
Flight delayed 90 minutes due to overnight weather at spaceport
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