Little Joe | LJ-1

Name: Little Joe | LJ-1
Start: 1959-08-21T12:00:00Z
Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: August 21, 1959 at 12:00 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Little Joe
Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch site: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mission type: Test Flight