{"id":22681,"date":"2021-07-10T17:34:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T09:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/watch-virgin-galactic-send-richard-branson-and-crew-to-space-during-first-livestream\/"},"modified":"2021-07-10T17:34:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T09:34:16","slug":"watch-virgin-galactic-send-richard-branson-and-crew-to-space-during-first-livestream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/watch-virgin-galactic-send-richard-branson-and-crew-to-space-during-first-livestream\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Virgin Galactic send Richard Branson and crew to space during first livestream"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1100\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"15734\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/07\/09\/watch-virgin-galactic-send-richard-branson-and-crew-to-space-during-first-livestream\/f8182c81-0d03-4471-b7fe-f1216342417b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"1100,734\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"F8182C81-0D03-4471-B7FE-F1216342417B\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set aside some time on Sunday to catch Virgin Galactic\u2019s very first livestream of a crewed spaceflight on the company\u2019s SpaceShipTwo Unity spaceplane. Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will be a passenger on the first fully crewed spaceflight on SS2, and special guests include host Stephen Colbert and artist Khalid.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-15718\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-to-know\">What to know<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virgin Galactic has never live-streamed a mission using its SpaceShipTwo Unity spaceplane before now. This mission known as Unity 22 comes after successfully testing three prior spaceflights with pilots onboard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unity 22 includes a full crew of two pilots controlling the carrier plane, two pilots controlling the spaceplane, and four mission specialists aboard the spaceplane. That can be a bit confusing if you\u2019re used to seeing rockets take people to space in capsules, and the naming conventions get confusing fast. Here\u2019s what you need to know going into the mission:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>VMS Eve (short for VirginMotherShip Eve) is a carrier aircraft that brings the spaceplane up to around 50,000 feet before releasing it<\/li>\n<li>VSS Unity (short for Virgin Space Ship Unity) is the second SpaceShipTwo suborbital rocket-powered crewed space plane<\/li>\n<li>Unity 22 is the 22nd mission for VSS Unity, 4th piloted mission, and 1st fully crewed mission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short, a big double-plane called Eve takes off with a smaller rocket-powered spaceplane called Unity. Eve releases Unity after reaching around 50,000 feet, and Unity fires its rocket engine to reach space, where passengers experience several minutes of zero gravity before returning to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-15718',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It sounds pretty sweet if you\u2019re a passenger. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should also know that Virgin Galactic\u2019s closest competition to bringing spaceflight tickets to the public is Blue Origin, a company created by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. BO\u2019s New Shepard rocket is the traditional rocket\/capsule combination and goes slightly higher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s in BO\u2019s interest to undermine VG\u2019s service as they\u2019re doing over Twitter ahead of the mission on Sunday, but c\u2019mon, VG passengers are going to space. A better comparison is how long these services allow you to be in space.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-the-crew\">Meet the crew<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will be one of six people going to space on Sunday. CJ Sturckow and Kelly Latimer will pilot the carrier plane VMS Eve, Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will pilot VSS Unity to space and back, and the mission specialists include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Beth Moses, Chief Astronaut Instructor at Virgin Galactic. Moses will serve as cabin lead and test director in space, overseeing the safe and efficient execution of the test flight objectives.<\/li>\n<li>Colin Bennett, Lead Operations Engineer at Virgin Galactic. Bennett will evaluate cabin equipment, procedures, and experience during both the boost phase and in the weightless environment.<\/li>\n<li>Sirisha Bandla, Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations at Virgin Galactic. Bandla will be evaluating the human-tended research experience, using an experiment from the University of Florida that requires several handheld fixation tubes that will be activated at various points in the flight profile.<\/li>\n<li>Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic. Branson will evaluate the private astronaut experience and will undergo the same training, preparation and flight as Virgin Galactic\u2019s future astronauts. The Company will use his observations from his flight training and spaceflight experience to enhance the journey for all future astronaut customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-watch\">How to watch<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virgin Galactic will livestream the flight of VSS Unity on Sunday, July 11, starting at 9 a.m. ET. The event will be one you won\u2019t want to miss if you\u2019re at all interested in spaceflight or human accomplishment. Stephen Colbert will host the livestream, artist Khalid will perform a new single in concert with the mission, and the views from space should be spectacular.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"post-youtube-video-1\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RTpWYWIfP7Y?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RTpWYWIfP7Y?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Virgin Galactic Unity 22 Spaceflight Livestream\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/unistellar-telescope.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17371\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set aside some time on Sunday to catch Virgin Galactic\u2019s very first livestream of a crewed spaceflight on the company\u2019s SpaceShipTwo Unity spaceplane. Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will be a passenger on the first fully crewed spaceflight on SS2, and special guests include host Stephen Colbert and artist Khalid. 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