Little Joe 5
Little Joe 5 was a Project Mercury abort-system qualification flight that used production spacecraft 3 to test performance near maximum dynamic pressure.
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- LJ-5Mercury Little Joe 5
- Name
- Little Joe 5
- Status
- failed
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- Description
- Little Joe 5 was a Project Mercury abort-system qualification flight that used production spacecraft 3 to test performance near maximum dynamic pressure.
- Destination
- Suborbital Earth test
- End Date
- 1960-11-08
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The escape motor fired prematurely and the spacecraft failed to separate from the booster, so the mission did not meet its principal objectives.
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- Start Date
- 1960-11-08
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:52:36 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:52:36 UTC
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