Little Joe 5B
Little Joe 5B was the final Mercury Little Joe flight and successfully demonstrated spacecraft and escape-system structural integrity during an abort initiated near the highest dynamic pressure expected on a Mercury-Atlas ascent.
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- Aliases
- Little Joe 5BLJ-5BMercury Little Joe 5B
- Name
- Little Joe 5B
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Little Joe 5B was the final Mercury Little Joe flight and successfully demonstrated spacecraft and escape-system structural integrity during an abort initiated near the highest dynamic pressure expected on a Mercury-Atlas ascent.
- End Date
- 1961-04-28
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful maximum-dynamic-pressure abort test demonstrating spacecraft and escape-system structural integrity.
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- Start Date
- 1961-04-28
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:47:04 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:47:04 UTC
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