Virgin Galactic Unity 23 is a planned sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity which is intended to launch in 2023.[1][2] It is a research mission for the Italian Air Force. The crew will consist of pilots Frederick Sturckow and Michael Masucci as well as crewmembers Beth Moses, Walter Villadei, Angelo Landolfi, and Pantaleone Carlucci. The flight was postponed from its original planned October 2021 flight date for Virgin Galactic to upgrade its SpaceShipTwo vehicles. [3][4]

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Virgin Galactic Unity 23

VSS Unity in February 2016
Mission type	Crewed suborbital spaceflight
Operator	Virgin Galactic
COSPAR ID
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	VSS Unity
Spacecraft type	SpaceShipTwo
Manufacturer	The Spaceship Company
Crew
Members	Frederick W. Sturckow Michael Masucci Beth Moses Walter Villadei Angelo Landolfi Pantaleone Carlucci
Start of mission
Launch date	2023
Launch site	Spaceport America Runway 34
Deployed from	VMS Eve
End of mission
Landing site	Spaceport America Runway 34
VSS Unity spaceflights ← Unity 22

Crew

Position	Crew
Pilot	Frederick W. Sturckow Seventh spaceflight
Co-Pilot	Michael Masucci Third spaceflight
Passenger	Beth Moses Third spaceflight
Physician	Angelo Landolfi First spaceflight
Engineer	Walter Villadei First spaceflight
Engineer	Pantaleone Carlucci First spaceflight

References

External links

• N202VG Virgin Galactic 1 Flight tracking history log