Little Joe
In-activeNorth American Aviation ()
Aug. 21, 1959
Description
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.
Specifications
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Stages
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Length
17.0 m -
Diameter
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Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
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Thrust
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Family
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Name
Little Joe -
Family
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Variant
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Alias
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Full Name
Little Joe
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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North American Aviation
Commercial
None
1928North American Aviation (NAA) was a major American aerospace manufacturer, responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, and the XB-70, as well as Apollo command and service module, the second stage of the Saturn V rocket, the Space Shuttle orbiter and the B-1 Lancer.
Flight Record
No spaceflights found for .
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