Little Joe | LJ-1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Little Joe · Launch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 5th launch · 4th this year
August 21, 1959Add to calendar
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Window: Aug 21, 12:00 – Aug 21, 12:00 UTC
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LJ-1
Little Joe 1 (LJ-1) was a failed launch of a Little Joe by NASA, a solid fuel rocket that was designed for a Max Q abort and Launch Escape System test for Mercury capsule. The objective was to determine how well the escape rocket would function under the most severe dynamic loading conditions anticipated during a Mercury-Atlas launching.
Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
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