Galactic 02
{{short description|2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{infobox spaceflight
| name = Galactic 02
| mission_type = Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
| operator = Virgin Galactic
| suborbital_apogee = {{cvt|88.5|km}}
| spacecraft = VSS Unity
| spacecraft_type = SpaceShipTwo
| manufacturer = The Spaceship Company
| crew_size = 6
| crew_members = CJ Sturckow
Kelly Latimer
Beth Moses
Jon Goodwin
Keisha Schahaff
Anastatia Mayers
| launch_date = 10 August 2023, 14:29:45 {{nbsp}}UTC
| launch_site = Spaceport America Runway 34
| deployment_from = VMS Eve
| landing_date = 10 August 2023, 15:32:48{{nbsp}}UTC
| landing_site = Spaceport America Runway 34
| programme = VSS Unity spaceflights
| previous_mission = Galactic 01
| next_mission = Galactic 03
| insignia = File:Virgin Galactic - Galactic 2 Patch.png
| insignia_caption = Galactic 02 mission patch
}}
Galactic 02 (G02) {{cite episode |title=Galactic 02 Spaceflight |series=Virgin Galactic streaming |author=Virgin Galactic |network=Virgin Galactic stream |airdate=10 August 2023}} was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, launched on 10 August 2023. It was the second commercial spaceflight and seventh overall spaceflight for American aerospace company Virgin Galactic. The mission was the first to carry space tourists (people who are not working during the flight), as the previous flight, Galactic 01, carried astronauts from the Italian Air Force and the Italian National Research Council (who carried out research experiments during the flight).{{Cite web |author1=Wall |first=Mike |date=2023-07-17 |title=Virgin Galactic to launch 2nd commercial spaceflight on Aug. 10 |url=https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-second-commercial-spaceflight-august-10 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Space.com}}
Crew
The crew of Galactic 02 included three private passengers and three Virgin Galactic employees. Jon Goodwin became the first Olympian and second person diagnosed with Parkinson's disease to fly to space, while Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers became the first mother-daughter duo to fly to space. Mayers also became the second youngest person and youngest woman to fly to space, as of August 2023.{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Greg |date=2023-07-17 |title=Virgin Galactic's first private astronaut mission |url=https://virgin.com/about-virgin/latest/virgin-galactics-first-private-astronaut-mission |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Virgin.com}}{{Cite web |date=6 August 2023 |title=Virgin Galactic ouvre l'accès à l'espace avec sa première mission privée "Galactic 02" |trans-title=Virgin Galactic Opens Access to Space with First Private Mission "Galactic 02" |url=https://media24.fr/2023/08/06/virgin-galactic-ouvre-lacces-a-lespace-avec-sa-premiere-mission-privee-galactic-02/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=media24.fr |language=fr}}
{{Spaceflight crew
| crew = Prime
| terminology = Crew
| position1 = Commander
| crew1_up = {{flagicon|USA}} CJ Sturckow
| flights1_up = Eighth
| position2 = Pilot
| crew2_up = {{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Latimer
| flights2_up = First
| position3 = Astronaut instructor
| crew3_up = {{flagicon|USA}} Beth Moses
| flights3_up = Fourth
| position4 = Tourist
| crew4_up = {{flagicon|UK}} Jon Goodwin
| flights4_up = First
| position5 = Tourist
| crew5_up = {{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} Keisha Schahaff
| flights5_up = First
| position6 = Tourist
| crew6_up = {{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} Anastatia Mayers
| flights6_up = First
}}
References
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