Virgin Galactic is launching its first fully commercial flight of the SpaceShipTwo space plane today, the company announces. For live updates and how to watch:
Galactic 01 will be carrying four passengers when it takes its suborbital flight, about 50 miles above Earth.
Among them are two members of the Italian Ari Force, Col. Walter Villadei, the mission commander, and Lt. Col. Angelo Landolfi, a physician. Villadei will be wearing a smart suit to measure his biometric data and physiological responses and Landolfi will measure cognitive performance in microgravity as well as studing how certain liquids and solids mix in microgravity, the company said.Galactic01 crew, Col. Walter Villadei, Pantaleone Carlucci, Lt. Col. Angelo Landolfi and Colin Bennett.
Pantaleone Carlucci, an engineer with the National Research Council of Italy, will also be on board to examine the crew members' heart rates, brain functions and other health vitals during spaceflight. Lastly is Colin Bennett, an astronaut instructor with Virgin Galactic, to assess the experience during the mission. Bennett was a passenger onboard the company's 2021 flight that included Branson.
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