Zhang Lu is a Chinese pilot selected in 2010 to be an astronaut.

Ali AlQarni is an astronaut representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and serving as a mission specialist on the Ax-2 mission. AlQarni graduated with a Bachelor of Aerospace Science from King Faisal Air Academy. AlQarni is an Air Force captain and fighter pilot. He has 12 years of experience flying fighter aircrafts and 2,387 flight hours.

Rayyanah Barnawi is an astronaut representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and serving as a mission specialist on the Ax-2 mission. Barnawi has a Master of Biomedical Sciences from Alfaisal University and a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences from Otago University. Barnawi is a research laboratory technician with nine years of experience in breast cancer and cancer stem-cell research.

Alexander Grebenkin is a Russian cosmonaut with a background in radio communications engineering.

Konstantin Borisov is a Russian cosmonaut with a background in life support systems engineering and economics.

Italian Air Force physician selected to fly on the Virgin Galactic 01 mission.

Italian Air Force mission commander on the Virgin Galactic 01 flight. Backup pilot for the Axiom Space Mission 2, qualified on Soyuz, ISS systems, and Orlan for EVA activities.

Italian National Research Council technical engineer and pilot selected to fly on the Virgin Galactic 01 mission.

Former fighter pilot and experimental test pilot for the Italian Air Force, now pilot at Virgin Galactic.

Virgin Galactic internal communications lead

Aerospace engineer, senior manager of Virgin Galactic's Flight Sciences Engineering team.

Former NASA astronaut instructor, now astronaut instructor at Virgin Galactic.