SpaceShipTwo | Galactic 06
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Launch Window
Jan. 26, 2024, 3 p.m. - Jan. 26, 2024, 11 p.m.
Jan. 26, 2024, 3 p.m. - Jan. 26, 2024, 11 p.m.
Sixth commercial Virgin Galactic mission.
T-0 accurate to the second
SpaceShipTwo has landed.
SpaceShipTwo has been released.
New take-off time.
Added launch window.
The Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is an air-launched suborbital spaceplane type designed for space tourism. It is manufactured by The Spaceship Company, a California-based company owned by Virgin Galactic.
VSS Unity, previously referred to as VSS Voyager, is a SpaceShipTwo-class suborbital rocket-powered crewed spaceplane. It is the second SpaceShipTwo to be built and will be used as part of the Virgin Galactic fleet.
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Age: 52
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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.
INFO WIKI
"The FAA is overseeing the Virgin Galactic-led mishap investigation."
Virgin Galactic said Feb. 5 it is investigating why a pin fell from the aircraft used by its VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane on its most recent flight last month, adding that the incident did not pose a safety risk to those on board.
Virgin Galactic conducted its first suborbital mission of 2024 on Jan. 26 as the company prepares end flights of its current spaceplane.
Virgin Galactic plans to pause spaceflight operations next year to focus resources on developing its next-generation Delta-class spacecraft, the company announced Wednesday.
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