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Virgin Galactic has announced plans to launch a human spaceflight mission called "Purdue 1" in 2027. The mission will be a collaboration with Purdue University, which is known for producing numerous astronauts. The flight will take five passengers and two pilots into suborbital space and back. This comes after the success of Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed flight in July 2021 and seven commercial flights since then.

Astronaut roster

Crew members and their roles

The Purdue 1 mission will see a team of researchers, students, and alumni from Purdue University travel to suborbital space with Virgin Galactic. The crew will include aerospace engineering professor Steven Collicott, graduate student Abigail Mizzi, alumnus Jason Williamson, and two other yet-to-be-named a

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