Virgin GalacticLaunch SuccessfulTest Flight

VSS Unity GF06

Name: SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity GF06
Start: 2017-08-04T12:00:00Z
Location: Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight

SpaceShipTwo

Launched Fri, Aug 4 · 12:00 PM UTC2017-08-04 12:00 UTCMojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Suborbital

Virgin Galactic

4th

launch this year

Mojave Air and Space Port

4th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

64 d

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Free glide test flight of VSS Unity.

Launch Provider

Virgin Galactic

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

Successful

93%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesVMS Eve VSS Enterprise VSS Unity

All Virgin Galactic launches Website Wikipedia

Crew

All astronauts

SpaceShipTwo

Vehicle history

Height

18m

Diameter

8.2m

Liftoff thrust

310kN

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Virgin GalacticLaunch SuccessfulTest Flight

VSS Unity GF06

SpaceShipTwo

Launched Fri, Aug 4 · 12:00 PM UTC2017-08-04 12:00 UTCMojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight

Reached orbit

Follow Virgin Galactic in the app Virgin Galactic updates

Success

Reached Suborbital

Virgin Galactic

4th

launch this year

Mojave Air and Space Port

4th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

64 d

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Free glide test flight of VSS Unity.

Launch Provider

Virgin Galactic

Private · United States of America · Founded 2004 · Founder Richard Branson

Launches

Successful

93%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesVMS Eve VSS Enterprise VSS Unity

All Virgin Galactic launches Website Wikipedia

Crew

All astronauts

SpaceShipTwo

Vehicle history

Height

18m

Diameter

8.2m

Liftoff thrust

310kN

Next From Air launch to Suborbital flight

Air launch to Suborbital flight schedule

NET2027

Purdue 1Virgin Galactic · SpaceShipTwo · Spaceport America, Air launch to Suborbital flightSuborbitalTo be determinedNET 2027

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VSS Unity GF06

Mission

Virgin Galactic

Crew

SpaceShipTwo

Never Miss a Launch.

VSS Unity GF06

Mission

Virgin Galactic

Crew

SpaceShipTwo

Next From Air launch to Suborbital flight

Never Miss a Launch.

Next From Air launch to Suborbital flight