B-ROLL AND LIVESTREAM BRAODCAST INFORMATION
On June 29, 2023, Virgin Galactic is set to launch its first commercial spaceflight, ‘Galactic 01’. The 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.
Press materials clear for your use can be accessed via the Virgin Galactic Press FTP, including:
- ‘Galactic 01’ crew bios and profile shots
- Research fact sheets and announcements
- Previous Pilot bios
- Previous flight images and B-Roll
For the second time, Virgin Galactic will share a global livestream of the duration of the spaceflight. We invite you to participate virtually in the Galactic 01 flight and see first-hand the extraordinary experience Virgin Galactic is creating for future astronauts. Virgin Galactic will share a global livestream of the spaceflight on VirginGalactic.com, beginning at 9:00 AM MT / 11:00 ET on the day of the flight. Please find below details of how to access the broadcast live quality live stream of B-Roll Content Releases
THURSDAY JUNE 29TH 9:00MT / 11:00ET / 16:00BST APPROX: LIVE FEED OF SPACE FLIGHT AND POST FLIGHT PRESS RELEASE
Clean live broadcast feed for post flight conference can be accessed below:
- Destination 1: Switch Pool LA
- Destination 2: Switch Pool NY
- Destination 3: Switch Pool London and BT Tower @ PTC 27
- The pool is available via takers as “Virgin Galactic Pool”.
WEDNESDAY 28TH JUNE – PREVIEW B-ROLL: https://vimeo.com/showcase/10491462 Featuring crew preparation available via APTN.
Please contact virgingalactic@the10group.com for more information.
THURSDAY 29TH JUNE: SPACE FLIGHT B-ROLL (TIME TBD): featuring shots of spaceflight, press conference and interviews with crew members available via APTN.
Please contact virgingalactic@the10group.com for more information.
Mission Objectives
- Conduct 13 human-tended and autonomous experiments which examine biomedicine thermo-fluid dynamics, and the development of innovative and sustainable materials in microgravity conditions.
- Collect data through wearable payloads and sensors, and by autonomous payloads mounted in the cabin on Virgin Galactic’s payload rack system.
- Full details on payloads can be found HERE
Galactic 01 Crew:
- Col. Walter Villadei, Italian Air Force: Mission Commander
- Col. Villadei is the ‘Virtute 1’ mission commander. He will be tending to the rack-mounted payloads and wearing a state-of-the-art smart suit to measure his biometric data and physiological responses. He is in charge of the research execution and this spaceflight is part of his astronaut training for a future orbital space mission to the ISS.
- Lt. Col. Angelo Landolfi, Physician, Italian Air Force
- Lt. Col. Landolfi plans to conduct tests on ‘Galactic 01’ to measure cognitive performance in microgravity and to investigate how certain liquids and solids mix in microgravity.
- Pantaleone Carlucci, Engineer, National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
- Carlucci will be conducting tests that involve wearing multiple sensors that examine heart rate, brain function and other human performance metrics during spaceflight and in microgravity.
- Colin Bennett, Virgin Galactic: Astronaut Instructor
- Colin is the lead astronaut instructor carrying out all training and preparation for the Italian Air Force mission and will fly with the crew to assess the research flight experience during the mission
As a reminder, the livestream will also be available to watch on VirginGalactic.com and will be simulcast on the Virgin Galactic YouTube channel.
Source: VIRGIN GALACTIC
