LJ-5A Mission

Launch Status

Partial Failure

Date & Time

18 Mar 1961, 4:49pm

Pad

Launch Area 1

Launch Service Provider

Vehicle

Spacecraft Stage

Mercury

Mission

LJ-5A

Mission Type

Test Flight

Destination

Suborbital

Uncrewed launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. It was an attempted re-test of the failed Little Joe 5 flight.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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