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Launched 2021-07-11 15:25:30 UTCSpaceport America, Air launch to Suborbital flight
Success
Reached Suborbital
Virgin Galactic
2nd
launch this year
Spaceport America
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
49 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
Powered flight of VSS Unity on the first fully crewed flight. Including the founder Sir Richard Branson.
Launch Provider
Private · United States of America · Founded 2004 · Founder Richard Branson
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.
Launches
67
Successful
62
93%
Upcoming
1
scheduled
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VSS Unity has successfully landed at the Spaceport America after completing a nominal flight
SwGustav
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Moving T-0 to approximate drop time
SwGustav
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Flight delayed 90 minutes due to overnight weather at spaceport
Nosu
Height
18m
Diameter
8.2m
Liftoff thrust
310kN
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