NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Suborbital
Success

PF03

Launch Time
Thu Jul 26, 2018

First SpaceShipTwo flight to reach the Mesosphere.

Rocket

SpaceShipTwo
Image Credit: Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic
Status: Retired
Payload to LEO: 0 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 1
Strap-ons: 0

Vehicles

Mojave Air and Space Port

VSS Unity

Flight #3
58 day turnaround

Mission Details

PF03

PF03 was piloted by David Mackay and co-piloted by Mike Masucci. It featured the longest-burn of SpaceShipTwo's rocket motor to-date – reaching an altitude of 52 kilometers.

Location

VMS Eve, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA

Stats

SpaceShipTwo

7th mission
3rd mission of 2018
6th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission