Virgin Galactic launches VSS Unity space plane on final suborbital spaceflight with crew of 6 (photos, video)
Commander Nicola Pecile and pilot Jameel Janjua will fly VSS Unity, Virgin Galactic's suborbital space plane, and Commander Andy Edgell and pilot C.J. Sturckow will pilot VMS Eve, the mothership aircraft that carries Unity to a high altitude before the spaceplane releases and ignites its rocket engine.