Space Launch NowUpcoming Launches
All upcoming launchesLoading launches
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulTest FlightLittle Joe
Launched 1959-12-04 16:20 UTCLaunch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Success
Reached Suborbital
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
9th
launch this year
Launch Area 1
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
30 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Little Joe 2 was a suborbital test flight of the Mercury space capsule, carrying the rhesus monkey Sam close to the edge of space. He was sent to test the space equipment and the adverse effects of space on humans.
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.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
17m
Space Launch Now for iOS and Android
Notifications before every launch you follow, live countdowns on your home screen and watch, and webcasts as they start.
HASTE | Leidos-4Rocket Lab · Electron · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USATo be determinedNET 2026NETHASTE | Leidos-3Rocket Lab · Electron · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USATo be determinedNET 2026