Little Joe 5A
Little Joe 5A was a Project Mercury maximum-Q escape and impact test using spacecraft 14 to demonstrate structural integrity at the highest dynamic pressure expected during an Atlas launch.
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- Aliases
- LJ-5AMercury Little Joe 5A
- Name
- Little Joe 5A
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Little Joe 5A was a Project Mercury maximum-Q escape and impact test using spacecraft 14 to demonstrate structural integrity at the highest dynamic pressure expected during an Atlas launch.
- End Date
- 1961-03-18
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- Outcome
- The spacecraft survived with superficial structural damage, but the mission was only partially successful and did not meet its test objectives.
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- Start Date
- 1961-03-18
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 06:16:04 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 06:16:04 UTC
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