Luke Mays

American - (VG)

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Former NASA astronaut instructor, now astronaut instructor at Virgin Galactic.

Spaceflight Record

Luke Mays flew on one previous launch(es).

SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity 25

Virgin Galactic | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
May 25, 2023, 4:23 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

Virgin Galactic return to space mission ahead of the first commercial flight.

Suborbital

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Founder: Richard Branson

Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.

Recent Launches

Falcon 9

Success

1 day, 16 hours ago

Starlink Group 15-13

Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9

Success

1 day, 18 hours ago

Starlink Group 6-99

Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Ariane 62

Success

2 days, 3 hours ago

Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)

Ariane Launch Area 4 - Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.

Atlas V 551

Success

2 days, 23 hours ago

Amazon Leo (LA-04)

Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…

Long March 4B

Success

3 days, 5 hours ago

Ziyuan-3-04

Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

The ZY-3 (Ziyuan-3, 'Resource-3') series represents China's first high-resolution, stereoscopic mapping satellites for civilian use. The second sa…