LJ-2 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

4 Dec 1959, 4:20pm

Location

Wallops Island Launch Site

Wallops Island

Pad

Launch Area 1

Launch Service Provider

NASA logo

NASA

Vehicle

Little Joe image

Little Joe

Mission

LJ-2

Mission Type

Test Flight

Destination

Suborbital

The Little Joe 2 was a suborbital test flight of the Mercury space capsule, carrying the rhesus monkey Sam close to the edge of space. He was sent to test the space equipment and the adverse effects of space on humans.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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