MISSION NAME
LJ-5B
Status
Success
DATE
28 APR 1961
LAUNCH PROVIDER
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Area 4
Description
Little Joe 5B was an uncrewed launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the US Mercury program.
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.