MISSION NAME
LJ-5A
Status
Partial Failure
DATE
18 MAR 1961
LAUNCH PROVIDER
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Area 1
Description
Uncrewed launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. It was an attempted re-test of the failed Little Joe 5 flight.
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.