Reported by this company social networks HAccording to Ukrinform.

“Welcome back to Earth, Galactic 06! Virgin Galactic said our pilots, crew and spacecraft landed safely at Spaceport America in New Mexico.

Four special passengers, including a Ukrainian citizen, went on the sixth commercial space flight. She became the first Ukrainian woman to visit space.

It is for the company it was First flight in 2024. In total, Virgin Galactic managed to transport 32 space tourists.

space.com He notes that Galactic 06 will be one of the last flights of the VSS Unity spacecraft. Virgin will soon retire its spaceplane, which carries out all its spaceflights, to focus on its future “Delta class” vehicle, the company said.

Each Delta plane will be able to fly up to twice a week, according to Virgin. Test flights of the first ship are planned to begin in 2025, and commercial operation is planned for 2026.

As Ukrinform reported, On June 29 last year, Virgin Galactic operated its first commercial flight, sending four passengers into suborbital space and bringing them back to Earth.

Two passengers, one Austrian and one Ukrainian, coming from the USA, went on Virgin Galactic’s sixth commercial space flight.

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