▁passengers . ▁ ▁Virgin ▁Gal actic ' s ▁chief ▁astr onaut ▁tra iner ▁Beth ▁Mos es ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁test ▁passenger , ▁evalu ating ▁the ▁experience ▁for ▁potential ▁customers . ▁ ▁Re aching ▁an ▁ap og ee ▁of ▁, ▁the ▁flight ▁satisfied ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁definition ▁of ▁space fl ight ▁( ), ▁but ▁fell ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁K á rm án ▁line ▁( ), ▁the ▁intern ation ally ▁accepted ▁standard . ▁ ▁C rew ▁ ▁Fl ight ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Unity ' s ▁mother ▁ship ▁V MS ▁E ve ▁carried ▁it ▁into ▁flight ▁in ▁a ▁par as ite ▁configuration . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁ 9 ▁a . m ., ▁Unity ▁was ▁drop ▁launched . ▁Pil ots ▁Mac K ay ▁and ▁Mas ucci ▁fle w ▁Unity ▁at ▁a ▁maximum ▁Mach ▁of ▁ 3 . 0 4 ▁to ▁a ▁maximum ▁alt itude ▁of ▁over ▁. ▁This ▁alt itude ▁sur pass ed ▁the ▁ 5 0 - mile ▁limit ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁denote ▁the ▁limit ▁of ▁space , ▁but ▁fell ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁K á rm án ▁line . ▁Both ▁craft ▁land ed ▁safely ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁During ▁flight , ▁Mos es ▁un stra pped ▁from ▁her ▁seat ▁and ▁experienced ▁weight less ness . ▁Per ▁the ▁U . S . ▁convention , ▁Mos es ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁ab o ard ▁a ▁commercial ▁space craft . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁California ▁Category : 2 0 1 9