from private space companies Virgin Galactic, has just embarked on the first commercial space mission, called “Galactic 01”, which has been successfully completed.
owner of the Virgin empire Richard Branson space tourism company founded by Virgin Galactic, has taken a new step in the field where it has been silent for almost two years and has He had once again performed a manned mission. Four company employees (in what is called Unity 25)Beth Moses, Luke Mays, Jamila Gilbert and Christopher Huie) and pilots got a chance to see the frontier of space. The task called Unity 25 was important to the company because It was the last test before commercial commissioning.. Today it takes 90 minutes. “first commercial” Galactic 01 task done. The firm pilots in this mission Jameel Janjua And Kelly Latimer flown by VMS Eve named “vehicle aircraft” using Mike Masucci And Nicola Pecile under the management VSS Unityup to the specified height and left VSS Unity on its own after that. At this point, VSS Unity ignited its onboard rocket engine, exceeding the speed of sound three times, taking its guests to the limit of space. Lucky guests on this mission Walter Villadei, Angelo Landolfi, Pantaleone Carlucci And Colin Bennett declared as. This mission was a great start for true space tourism.
🇮🇹 Benvenuti nello spazio, #Galactic01! Our crew from the @ItalianAirForce & @CNRsocial_ have reached space. WATCH: https://t.co/5UalYTpQxj pic.twitter.com/rL82pUYzxm
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) June 29, 2023
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