Little Joe | LJ-1A
Launch Area 1
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
LJ-1A
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
Height 17.00 Meters
Max Stages 1
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 0 kN
Diameter 0.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 0 Tonnes
Launch Success 3
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 1959-08-21
Launch Failures 5
Programs
Mercury
Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963.
