LAUNCH CENTER

Success
Fri Apr 28 1961
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
LJ-5B
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Little JoeDescription:
Little Joe was a solid-fueled booster rocket used by NASA for eight launches from 1959-1960 from Wallops Island, Virginia to test the launch escape system and heat shield for Project Mercury capsules.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Test Flight
- Little Joe 5B was an uncrewed launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the US Mercury program.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Pad
Launch Area 4