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Astronauts
Nicola Pecile

Active· VG · Italian

Nicola Pecile

Former fighter pilot and experimental test pilot for the Italian Air Force, now pilot at Virgin Galactic.

Spaceflights

5

Time in space

0days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 5

Galactic 07

Launched: Jun 8, 2024 · 15:26 UTC
Rocket: SpaceShipTwo
From: Spaceport America, Air launch to Suborbital flight
Destination: Suborbital
Landed: Jun 8, 2024

Crewmates

Jameel Janjua
Andy SadhwaniVG
Giorgio ManentiVG
Irving PergamentVG
Tuva AtaseverTNSA

Success· Flight 4

Galactic 06

Launched: Jan 26, 2024 · 17:42 UTC
Rocket: SpaceShipTwo
From: Spaceport America, Air launch to Suborbital flight
Destination: Suborbital
Landed: Jan 26, 2024

Crewmates

Frederick W. SturckowVG
Franz HaiderVG
Lina BorozdinaVG
Neil KornswietVG
Robie VaughnVG

Success· Flight 3

Galactic 03

Launched: Sep 8, 2023 · 15:22 UTC
Rocket: SpaceShipTwo
From: Spaceport America, Air launch to Suborbital flight
Destination: Suborbital
Landed: Sep 8, 2023

Crewmates

Michael MasucciVG
Colin BennettVG
Adrian ReynardVG
Ken BaxterVG
Timothy NashVG

Success· Flight 2

Galactic 01

Launched: Jun 29, 2023 · 15:28 UTC
Rocket: SpaceShipTwo
From: Spaceport America, Air launch to Suborbital flight
Destination: Suborbital
Landed: Jun 29, 2023

Crewmates

Michael MasucciVG
Colin BennettVG
Angelo LandolfiIAF
Pantaleone CarlucciCNR
Walter VilladeiIAF

Success· Flight 1

VSS Unity 24

Launched: Apr 26, 2023 · 13:47 UTC
Rocket: SpaceShipTwo
From: Spaceport America, Air launch to Suborbital flight
Destination: Suborbital
Landed: Apr 26, 2023

Crewmates

Frederick W. SturckowVG

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Biography

Former fighter pilot and experimental test pilot for the Italian Air Force, now pilot at Virgin Galactic.

Facts

Agency: VG
Status: Active
Nationality: Italian
Born: March 11, 1973
First flight: Apr 26, 2023

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