Galactic 06

Galactic 06 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 26 January 2024. It was the sixth commercial spaceflight and eleventh overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.^[1][2]

Galactic 06

Galactic 06 landing at Spaceport America
Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Operator	Virgin Galactic
Apogee	88.8 km (55.2 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	VSS Unity
Spacecraft type	SpaceShipTwo
Manufacturer	The Spaceship Company
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	CJ Sturckow Nicola Pecile Lina Borozdina Robie Vaughn Franz Haider Neil Kornswiet
Start of mission
Launch date	26 January 2024, 17:00 UTC
Launch site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Deployed from	VMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date	26 January 2024, 17:56 UTC
Landing site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Galactic 06 mission patch VSS Unity spaceflights ← Galactic 05 Galactic 07 →

Crew

Galactic 06's crew included four private passengers and two Virgin Galactic employees. First mission without an astronaut instructor on board. Franz Haider became the second Austrian citizen in space after Franz Viehböck, while Lina Borozdina became the first Ukrainian woman in space.^[3]

Position	Crew
Commander	CJ Sturckow Tenth spaceflight
Pilot	Nicola Pecile Third spaceflight
Tourist	/ Lina Borozdina First spaceflight
Tourist	Robie Vaughn First spaceflight
Tourist	Franz Haider First spaceflight
Tourist	Neil Kornswiet First spaceflight

References

1. Virgin Galactic (26 January 2024). "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES 11TH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT". Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
2. Foust, Jeff (26 January 2024). "Virgin Galactic launches four private astronauts as it prepares to end Unity flights". SpaceNews. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
3. Wall, Mike (27 January 2024). "Virgin Galactic launches 1st Ukrainian woman to space on Galactic 06 suborbital flight (video)". Space.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

See also

• List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024