1959 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
LJ-6
partial failureLittle Joe | LJ-6
The Little Joe 6 was a launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 4, 1959 at 10:00 AM UTC
- Outcome
- partial failure
- Launch site
- Launch Area 1
- Mission
- LJ-6
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit achieved
- Suborbital