LJ-1 Mission

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

21 Aug 1959, 12:00pm

Pad

Launch Area 1

Launch Service Provider

Vehicle

Mission

LJ-1

Mission Type

Test Flight

Destination

Suborbital

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.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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