Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

15:25:00

Sunday July 11, 2021

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

First fully crewed flight for SpaceShipTwo.

Unity 22

The Unity 22 mission was a flight test for VSS Unity and Virgin Galactic's fourth crewed spaceflight. It was the first flight to carry a full crew of two pilots and four mission specialists in the cabin, including the company’s founder, Sir Richard Branson, who tested the private astronaut experience.

Suborbital

Launch Site

VMS Eve

Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA

Fastest Turnaround

26 days 23 hours

Stats

SpaceShipTwo


12th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2021