https://spacewatch.global/tag/lt-col-angelo-landolfi/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 30 Jun 2023 06:00:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/lt-col-angelo-landolfi/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/06/virgin-galactic-completes-inaugural-commercial-spaceflight/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 06:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49705 Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its inaugural commercial spaceflight from Spaceport America in New Mexico. The Galactic 01 spaceflight carried 13 research payloads and three crew members from the Italian Air Force and the National Research Council of Italy. The spaceflight took off at 8:30 am MT (14:30 GMT), rising to an altitude at release at 44,500 feet. The flight's apogee was 52.9 miles, the top speed was Mach 2.88, and the landing time was 9:42 am MT (15:42 GMT).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/06/virgin-galactic-sets-date-for-galactic-01-flight/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 06:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49633 Virgin Galactic has announced the four-person crew and target date for its Galactic-01 commercial spaceflight. The three-person crew from the Italian Air Force and National Research Council of Italy will board VSS Unity for a 90-minute flight to conduct a series of suborbital science experiments.]]>