Galactic 06

Galactic 06

Galactic 06 landing at Spaceport America
Mission type	Crewedsub-orbital spaceflight
Operator	Virgin Galactic
Apogee	88.8 km (55.2 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	VSSUnity
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, 17:00UTC
Launch site	Spaceport AmericaRunway 34
Deployed from	VMSEve
End of mission
Landing date	26 January 2024, 17:56UTC
Landing site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Galactic 06 mission patch VSSUnityspaceflights

Galactic 06was acrewedsub-orbital spaceflightof theSpaceShipTwo-classVSSUnity,which launched on 26 January 2024. It was the sixthcommercial spaceflightand eleventh overall spaceflight for American aerospace companyVirgin Galactic.

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 afterFranz Viehböck,while Lina Borozdina became the first Ukrainian woman in space.

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

See also

• List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024