# Virgin Galactic & IIAS New Flight - AWG Member Going to Space!
**URL:** https://awg.osdr.space/t/virgin-galactic-iias-new-flight-awg-member-going-to-space/666
**Category:** Announcements/Jobs
**Tags:** virgin-galactic
**Created:** [June 21, 2024, 8:34am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/virgin-galactic-iias-new-flight-awg-member-going-to-space/666 "2024-06-21T08:34:20Z")
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### Author:  [@drsaswatidas](https://awg.osdr.space/u/drsaswatidas)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2024, 8:34am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/virgin-galactic-iias-new-flight-awg-member-going-to-space/666/1 "2024-06-21T08:34:21Z")
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. announced a new contract with the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences to fly three research astronauts as part of a future crew aboard the Company’s Delta Class spaceship.
It will be the second research mission that IIAS has conducted with Virgin Galactic. It follows ‘Galactic 05’ in November 2023, which tested novel healthcare technologies and examined how fluids behaved in low gravity to help inform designs for future medical technologies and life-support systems. The mission is anticipated to take place within the first year of Delta commercial service, which remains on track to commence in 2026.
Congratulations @shawnapandya one of the keynote speakers at the NASA Genelab AWG Workshop this year. Looking forward to more science and more human centric data.
> **[Virgin Galactic Announces New Research Flight Contract With Repeat Customer](https://investors.virgingalactic.com/news/news-details/2024/Virgin-Galactic-Announces-New-Research-Flight-Contract-With-Repeat-Customer/default.aspx)**
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> International Institute for Astronautical Sciences to Expand Research Conducted on Galactic 05 Flight Second-Time Virgin Galactic Astronaut Kellie Gerardi to Lead IIAS Crew Aboard Next Generation Delta Spaceship Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:...
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### Author:  [@jessicadurbano](https://awg.osdr.space/u/jessicadurbano)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/virgin-galactic-iias-new-flight-awg-member-going-to-space/666/2 "2024-06-21T10:20:27Z")
A great achievement! Congratulations 🥰
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### Author:  [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/virgin-galactic-iias-new-flight-awg-member-going-to-space/666/3 "2024-06-21T15:23:02Z")
Thanks for posting this here Saswati!
Indeed, very cool that an [@ALSDAawg](https://awg.osdr.space/groups/alsdaawg) member is going to space!
Plus this will mean more science 🎉