Galactic 01

Galactic 01 was Virgin Galactic's first commercial suborbital spaceflight and first dedicated commercial research mission. VMS Eve carried VSS Unity from Spaceport America to a 44,500-foot release altitude. Unity commander Mike Masucci and pilot Nicola Pecile then flew Walter Villadei, Angelo Landolfi, Pantaleone Carlucci, and Virgin Galactic astronaut instructor Colin Bennett to suborbital space. The Virtute 1 team conducted 13 human-tended and autonomous experiments spanning biomedicine, thermo-fluid dynamics, materials, and human performance.