Little Joe
North American Aviation
Manufacturer
North American Aviation
Family
Little Joe
Maiden flight
1959-08-21
Length
17 m
Launches
8
Successful
3
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.
Little JoeSuccess
LJ-5B · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Friday, Apr 28, 1961, 14:03 UTC
Little JoePartial Failure
LJ-5A · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Saturday, Mar 18, 1961, 16:49 UTC
Little JoeFailure
LJ-5 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Tuesday, Nov 8, 1960, 15:18 UTC
Little JoeSuccess
LJ-1B · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Thursday, Jan 21, 1960, 14:23 UTC
Little JoeSuccess
LJ-2 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Friday, Dec 4, 1959, 16:20 UTC
Little JoePartial Failure
LJ-1A · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wednesday, Nov 4, 1959, 14:30 UTC
Little JoePartial Failure
LJ-6 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sunday, Oct 4, 1959, 10:00 UTC
Little JoeFailure
LJ-1 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Friday, Aug 21, 1959, 12:00 UTC
🚀 About the rocket: Little Joe
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The Escape Rocket Fired Itself | Little Joe 5 — Nov 1960 #NASA
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Little Joe II launch
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Little Joe 1A - Rocket Camera - Project Mercury - Launch Abort Test (1959/11/04) HD source
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Little Joe (rocket) | Wikipedia audio article
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