
Partial Failure
Little Joe | LJ-5A
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.
Mission type: Test Flight · Orbit: Suborbital
Rocket: Little Joe · Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch pad
Launch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)