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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulTest FlightLittle Joe
Launched 1960-01-21 14:23 UTCLaunch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Success
Reached Suborbital
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1st
launch this year
Launch Area 1
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
47 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Little Joe 1B was a suborbital launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The mission also carried a female rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) named Miss Sam in the Mercury spacecraft.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Height
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