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]

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2023) This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (October 2023)

Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...

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 →

Close

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

More information Position, Crew ...

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

Close