VSS Unity was Virgin Galactic's crewed SpaceShipTwo vehicle used for suborbital research and private astronaut flights. On Galactic 01, the vehicle carried pilots Mike Masucci and Nicola Pecile plus research crew Walter Villadei, Angelo Landolfi, Pantaleone Carlucci, and Colin Bennett to a 52.9-mile apogee before landing back at Spaceport America.