Little Joe

Manufacturer: North American Aviation · Maiden flight: 21 August 1959 · Wikipedia (opens in new tab)

Little Joe was a solid-fueled booster rocket used by NASA for eight launches from 1959-1960 from Wallops Island, Virginia to test the launch escape system and heat shield for Project Mercury capsules.

Recent launches

Little Joe | LJ-5B

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

28 April 1961Save Little Joe | LJ-5B☆

Little Joe | LJ-5A

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

18 March 1961Save Little Joe | LJ-5A☆

Little Joe | LJ-5

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

8 November 1960Save Little Joe | LJ-5☆

Little Joe | LJ-1B

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

21 January 1960Save Little Joe | LJ-1B☆

Little Joe | LJ-2

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

4 December 1959Save Little Joe | LJ-2☆