{"id":6830,"date":"2024-06-11T00:54:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/virgin-galactic-successfully-completes-12th-spaceflight\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T00:54:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:54:04","slug":"virgin-galactic-successfully-completes-12th-spaceflight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/virgin-galactic-successfully-completes-12th-spaceflight\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes 12th Spaceflight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/vir_C_638535934738739061.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes 12th Spaceflight\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/vir_C_638535934738739061.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/vir_C_638535934738739061.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p>Virgin Galactic Holdings announced the completion of its second spaceflight of 2024 and 12th mission to date, carrying one researcher and three private astronauts. The \u2018Galactic 07\u2019 flight marks the Company\u2019s seventh research mission with Virgin Galactic\u2019s spaceship again serving as a suborbital lab for space-based scientific research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Onboard \u2018Galactic 07\u2019:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Astronaut 027 \u2013 Tuva Cihangir Atasever, Turkish Space Agency (TUA) astronaut and Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) Backup Mission Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Astronaut 028 \u2013 Anand \u201cAndy\u201d Harish Sadhwani, California, USA<\/li>\n<li>Astronaut 029 \u2013 Irving Izchak Pergament, New York, USA<\/li>\n<li>Astronaut 030 \u2013 Giorgio Manenti, Italy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u2018Galactic 07\u2019 Flight Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take-off Time: 8:31 am MT<\/li>\n<li>Altitude at Release: 44,562 ft<\/li>\n<li>Apogee: 54.4 miles<\/li>\n<li>Top Speed: Mach 2.96<\/li>\n<li>Landing Time: 9:41 am MT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWatching our pioneering spaceship Unity return from space on its final commercial flight was a breathtaking and proud moment as we celebrate the ship\u2019s unprecedented achievements in human spaceflight and build momentum for the rollout of our first Delta Class ships in 2026,\u201d said <strong>Michael Colglazier<\/strong>, CEO of Virgin Galactic.<\/p>\n<p>On the spaceflight, Atasever flew with three human-tended experiments, including custom headgear with brain activity monitoring sensors to collect physiological data related to human spaceflight; a dosimeter; and two commercially available insulin pens to examine the ability to administer accurate insulin doses in microgravity. He also participated in four investigations carried out by Turkish researchers on the ground to understand physiological changes during suborbital spaceflight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am beyond grateful to have represented my country on \u2018Galactic 07\u2019 and conduct groundbreaking research that will impact future space missions,\u201d said Atasever. \u201cThe successful completion of Ax-3 and now \u2018Galactic 07\u2019 is just the beginning of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s space endeavors. May our people at home continue to be inspired and dream beyond the stars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Galactic 07\u2019 also flew two autonomous rack-mounted payloads supported by NASA\u2019s Flight Opportunities program: a Purdue University experiment to study propellant slosh for spacecraft propulsion applications and a University of California, Berkeley experiment to test new 3D printing technology while in microgravity.<\/p>\n<p>The flight was Virgin Galactic\u2019s seventh spaceflight carrying microgravity and space-based research, following last year\u2019s research missions, \u2018Galactic 05\u2019 with U.S. Planetary Scientist Dr. Alan Stern and U.S. Payload Specialist and Bioastronautics Researcher Kellie Gerardi, and \u2018Galactic 01\u2019 with the Italian Air Force and National Research Council. VSS Unity was piloted by Commander Nicola Pecile and Pilot Jameel Janjua. VMS Eve was piloted by Commander Andy Edgell and Pilot C.J. Sturckow.<\/p>\n<p>Building on VSS Unity\u2019s unrivaled record in commercial human spaceflight (32 total flights, including 12 to space), the company is now producing its fourth-generation and most advanced spaceships, the Delta Class, expected to enter commercial service in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to learn more about the \u2018Galactic 07\u2019 payloads.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virgin Galactic Holdings announced the completion of its second spaceflight of 2024 and 12th mission to date, carrying one researcher and three private astronauts. The \u2018Galactic 07\u2019 flight marks the Company\u2019s seventh research mission with Virgin Galactic\u2019s spaceship again serving as a suborbital lab for space-based scientific research. 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