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VSS Unity and its WhiteKnightTwo carrier took off from Spaceport America in New Mexico on 2021-07-11 at 10:40 a.m. Eastern.
Dave Mackay and Mike Masucci piloted VSS Unity on the 2021-07-11 Unity 22 mission.
VSS Unity reached the company’s defined boundary of space (80.5 km / 80 km) on a December 2018 flight from the Mojave Air and Space Port.
Apogee of Unity 22 was attained at 282,000 feet.
Virgin Galactic designated the 2021-07-11 flight as the Unity 22 mission.
The 2021-07-11 takeoff of WhiteKnightTwo and VSS Unity was delayed by 90 minutes because of overnight weather that slowed launch preparations.
VSS Unity reached an altitude of 85.9 km during the 2021-07-11 Unity 22 mission.
VSS Unity reached Mach 2 at 00:30 after engine ignition and Mach 3 at 00:57.
The astronaut crew of Unity 22 included Pilot Dave Mackay, Pilot Michael Masucci, Lead Ops Engineer Coplin Bennet, Chief Astronaut Instructor Beth Moses, and Sirisha Bandla.
Dave Mackay piloted VSS Unity on its 2021-05-22 flight from Spaceport America.
The flight was conducted by Virgin Galactic with the VMS Eve carrier plane and the VSS Unity 22 space plane.
VSS Unity glided back to Spaceport America and landed on the runway at 11:38 a.m. Eastern to complete the Unity 22 mission.
Virgin Galactic upgraded VSS Unity’s horizontal stabilizer after the February 2019 flight damaged that component.
VSS Unity performed a second flight beyond 80 km in February 2019.
Virgin Galactic completed electronic modifications to VSS Unity and successfully tested them on the 2021-05-22 flight.
VSS Unity’s upgraded horizontal stabilizers and flight controls provide finer pilot control and will be deployed in future spaceships in Virgin Galactic’s fleet.
The 2021-05-22 VSS Unity flight cleared the final test items required for the FAA to allow SpaceShipTwo to carry people other than company employees.
The VSS Unity flight on 2021-05-22 reached an altitude of nearly 90 km and landed at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
Virgin Galactic flew its SpaceShipTwo vehicle VSS Unity on 2021-05-22 to an altitude of 89.2 km with two pilots aboard and landed back at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
The 2021-05-22 flight tested VSS Unity’s upgraded horizontal stabilizers and flight controls and validated electromagnetic interference reductions.