NASA Little Joe LJ-1A
Little Joe
Status
Partial Failure
Date
4 NOV 1959
14:30
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Area 1
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mission Overview
Little Joe 1A (LJ-1A) was an unmanned rocket launched as part of NASA's Mercury program on November 4, 1959. This flight, a repeat of the Little Joe 1 (LJ-1) launch, was to test a launch abort under high aerodynamic load conditions. Due to a delayed in the escape motor startup, the abort maneuver was not accomplished at the desired dynamic pressure, requiring a repeat of the test.
Rocket
Little Joe
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Suborbital
Stages
1
Livestream
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