VSS Unity attached to VMS Eve prior to release during the Galactic-04 mission | |
| Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Operator | Virgin Galactic |
| Mission duration | 14 min and 23 seconds |
| Apogee | 87.4 km (54.3 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | VSS Unity |
| Spacecraft type | SpaceShipTwo |
| Manufacturer | The Spaceship Company |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | Kelly Latimer CJ Sturckow Beth Moses Ron Rosano Trevor Beattie Namira Salim |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 October 2023, 15:28 UTC |
| Launch site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
| Deployed from | VMS Eve |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 6 October 2023, 16:23 UTC |
| Landing site | Spaceport America Runway 34 |
Galactic 04 mission patch | |
Galactic 04 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 6 October 2023. It was the fourth commercial spaceflight and ninth overall spaceflight for aerospace company Virgin Galactic.
Galactic 04's crew included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees. Namira Salim was the first person from Pakistan to go into space.
| Position | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Second spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Ninth spaceflight | |
| Astronaut instructor | Sixth and last spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Only spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Only spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Only spaceflight | |