flown missionFailure

Little Joe | LJ-1

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Area 1 — Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name
LJ-1
Type
Test Flight
Target orbit
Suborbital (Sub)

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.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Little Joe
Family
Little Joe
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Launch Area 1
Location
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York