Takeoff of Galactic 07 with WhiteKnightTwo and VSS Unity
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| Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
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| Operator | Virgin Galactic |
| Apogee | 87.5 km (54.4 mi) |
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| Spacecraft | VSS Unity |
| Spacecraft type | SpaceShipTwo |
| Manufacturer | The Spaceship Company |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | Nicola Pecile Jameel Janjua Tuva Cihangir Atasever Giorgio Manenti Irving Pergament Andy Sadhwani |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 8 June 2024, 15:26:30 UTC[1][2] |
| Launch site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
| Deployed from | VMS Eve |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 8 June 2024, 15:41 UTC[3] |
| Landing site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
Galactic 07 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 8 June 2024. It was the final launch of Unity.[4][5]
It was the seventh commercial spaceflight and twelfth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.[6][7]
The passengers included Tuva Cihangir Atasever, the second astronaut from Turkey.[8]
Galactic 07's crew included four private passengers and two Virgin Galactic employees.
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| Commander |  Nicola PecileFourth spaceflight | |
| Pilot |  Jameel JanjuaFirst spaceflight | |
| Tourist |  Tuva Cihangir AtaseverFirst spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Giorgio Manenti First spaceflight | |
| Tourist |   Irving (Yitzhak) PergamentFirst spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Andy Sadhwani First spaceflight | |
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