Galactic 03

Galactic 03 (G03) was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, launched on 8 September 2023. It was the third commercial spaceflight and eighth overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic.^[1]

Galactic 03

Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Operator	Virgin Galactic
Apogee	88.56 km (55.03 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	VSS Unity
Spacecraft type	SpaceShipTwo
Manufacturer	The Spaceship Company
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Nicola Pecile Michael Masucci Beth Moses Ken Baxter Timothy Nash Adrian Reynard
Start of mission
Launch date	8 September 2023, 14:34 UTC
Launch site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Deployed from	VMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date	8 September 2023, 15:36 UTC
Landing site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Galactic 03 mission patch VSS Unity spaceflights ← Galactic 02 Galactic 04 →

Crew

The crew of Galactic 03 included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees.

Position	Crew
Commander	Nicola Pecile Second spaceflight
Pilot	Michael Masucci Fifth spaceflight
Astronaut instructor	Beth Moses Fifth spaceflight
Tourist	Ken Baxter Only spaceflight
Tourist	Timothy Nash Only spaceflight
Tourist	Adrian Reynard Only spaceflight