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Little Joe · North American Aviation

Little Joe

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
17 m
Stages
1
First flight
1959-08-21
Total launches
8
Success / Fail
3 / 5

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.