Celebrating the Success of Virgin Galactic’s Second Commercial Spaceflight

Celebrating the Success of Virgin Galactic’s Second Commercial Spaceflight

Galactic 02—Virgin Galactic’s second commercial spaceflight—was launched from Spaceport America, New Mexico, on August 10, 2023, with VSS Unity being released from VMS Eve at 15:17 UTC (09:17 local time). VSS Unity, the second SpaceShipTwo, transported three private passengers: Jon Goodwin, Keisha Schahaff, Anastatia (Ana) Mayers; as well as Beth Moses (Chief Astronaut Instructor), CJ Sturckow (Pilot)  and Kelly Latimer (Pilot). VMS Eve was piloted by Nicola Pecile and Mike Masucci.

Keisha Schahaff and Ana Mayers have become the first mother-daughter duo to reach the edge of space, travelling on a Virgin Galactic rocket plane. 

Both wear the flags of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign island country in the West Indies. It lies at the conjuncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles.

Credit: Illustration, images & video footage courtesy of Virgin Galactic

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 6 minutes

Release Date: Aug. 10, 2023

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