MISSION NAME
LJ-1A
Status
Partial Failure
DATE
4 NOV 1959
LAUNCH PROVIDER
![National Aeronautics and Space Administration + -img](https://apiv2.spacerealm.live/static/images/company-logo/nasa/logo.png)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Area 1
Description
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.
![Little Joe Little Joe](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/little_joe_image_20210901081353.jpeg)
Little Joe
Rocket Description
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.