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Jrcraft Yt (talk | contribs) ←Created page with '{{Infobox spaceflight | name = VSS ''Unity'' Unity 21 | image = Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo "Unity" rollout 19Feb2016, FAITH hangar, Mojave, California.jpg | image_caption = VSS ''Unity'' | mission_type = Crewed suborbital spaceflight | operator = Virgin Galactic | suborbital_apogee = {{convert|89.23|km|mi|2|abbr=on}} | crew_size = 2 | crew_members = {{Unbulleted list |David Mackay |Frederick W. Sturckow|Frederick Sturcko...' |
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}}'''VSS ''Unity'' Unity 21'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 May 2021|title=Virgin Galactic on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/virgingalactic/status/1396166206604914689|url-status=live|quote=Unity21 made a beautiful ascent to apogee over Spaceport America, New Mexico.}}</ref> was a [[sub-orbital spaceflight]] of the [[SpaceShipTwo]]-class [[VSS Unity|VSS ''Unity'']] which took place on 22 May 2021, piloted by [[David Mackay (pilot)|David Mackay]] and co-piloted by [[Frederick W. Sturckow|Frederick Sturckow]]. It was the first human spaceflight from the state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 May 2021|title=Virgin Galactic Completes First Human Spaceflight from Spaceports America, New Mexico.|url=https://www.virgingalactic.com/articles/virgin-galactic-completes-first-human-spaceflight-from-spaceport-america-new-mexico/|url-status=live|access-date=22 May 2021}}</ref> It was operated by [[Virgin Galactic]], a private company led by [[Richard Branson]] which intends to conduct [[space tourism]] flights in the future. Unity21 was the first human spaceflight to be launched from [[Spaceport America]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 May 2021|title=Virgin Galactic launches third successful spaceflight|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/22/tech/virgin-galactic-spaceflight/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=22 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 May 2021|title=Virgin Galactic on twitter|url=https://twitter.com/virgingalactic/status/1396276052452773893|url-status=live|access-date=22 May 2021|quote=Space is too good not to share. Our proof is in the incredible views of Earth aboard #Unity21.}}</ref>
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