Galactic 04

{{short description|2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight}} {{use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{infobox spaceflight

| name = Galactic 04

| image = G-04 In-Flight.jpg

| image_caption = VSS Unity attached to VMS Eve prior to release during the Galactic-04 mission

| mission_type = Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight

| operator = Virgin Galactic

| suborbital_apogee = {{cvt|87.4|km}}

| spacecraft = VSS Unity

| spacecraft_type = SpaceShipTwo

| manufacturer = The Spaceship Company

| crew_size = 6

| crew_members = Kelly Latimer
CJ Sturckow
Beth Moses
Ron Rosano
Trevor Beattie
Namira Salim

| launch_date = 6 October 2023, 15:28{{nbsp}}UTC

| launch_site = Spaceport America Runway 34

| deployment_from = VMS Eve

| landing_date = 6 October 2023, 16:23{{nbsp}}UTC

| landing_site = Spaceport America Runway 34

| programme = VSS Unity spaceflights

| previous_mission = Galactic 03

| next_mission = Galactic 05

| insignia = File:Virgin Galactic - Galactic 4 Patch.png

| insignia_caption = Galactic 04 mission patch

}}

Galactic 04 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 6 October 2023.{{Cite web |last=Davenport |first=Justin |date=2023-10-04 |title=Launch Roundup: Project Kuiper Protoflight and Galactic 04 highlight this week |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/10/kuipler-protoflight-and-more/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=2023-09-08 |title=Virgin Galactic completes third commercial SpaceShipTwo flight |url=https://spacenews.com/virgin-galactic-completes-third-commercial-spaceshiptwo-flight/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}} It was the fourth commercial spaceflight and ninth overall spaceflight for aerospace company Virgin Galactic.{{cite news|title=Virgin Galactic performs fourth commercial suborbital flight |first=Jeff |last=Foust |date=October 6, 2023 |url=https://spacenews.com/virgin-galactic-performs-fourth-commercial-suborbital-flight/ |publisher=Space News |access-date=May 4, 2025}}{{Cite web |first1=Jackie |last1=Wattles |first2=Ashley|last2=Strickland |date=2023-08-10 |title=Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/travel/virgin-galactic-first-tourism-mission-launch-scn/index.html |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=CNN |language=en}}