Virgin Galactic Completes Fourth Private Astronaut Flight: Galactic 04

Virgin Galactic Completes Fourth Private Astronaut Flight: Galactic 04

Galactic 04—Virgin Galactic’s fourth commercial spaceflight and fifth successful human space mission in five months—was launched from Spaceport America, New Mexico, on October 6, 2023, at 09:28 local time. VSS Unity, the second SpaceShipTwo, transported three private passengers: Ron Rosano, Trevor Beattie and Namira Salim; as well as Beth Moses (Chief Astronaut Instructor). The flight reached an apogee of 54.3 miles (~87 km).

Namira Salim is reported to be the first Pakistan citizen in space. Virgin Galactic said Salim is also a resident of Monaco and the United Arab Emirates.

This makes her the first person from Monaco and the first Emirati woman to travel to space.

Learn more on Virgin Galactic's website: https://www.virgingalactic.com

Credit: Virgin Galactic

Duration: 1 minute, 22 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 7, 2023

    

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