SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity VF-03
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Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.
VSS Unity VF-03
Powered test flight of VSS Unity carrying technology experiments for NASA's Flight Opportunities Program.
VSS Unity
Serial N202VG
Launch Crew Count 2
Status Retired
Landing Time 2021-05-22T15:43:00+0000
Crew
David Mackay
Pilot
Nationality British
Date Of Birth 1957-01-01
Status Active
Type Private
Frederick W. Sturckow
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1961-08-11
Status Active
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
Nosu
2021-05-22T15:48:25+0000
Successful test flight and landing of VSS Unity.
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