Little Joe LJ-2
Little Joe LJ-2 launched on 4 December 1959 carrying rhesus monkey Sam in a Mercury boilerplate spacecraft. The successful high-altitude abort and biomedical flight reached about 53 miles altitude and provided more than three minutes of weightlessness before recovery.
Identity
- Aliases
- Little Joe 2Sam launch vehicleMercury Little Joe 2
- Name
- Little Joe LJ-2
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Little Joe LJ-2 launched on 4 December 1959 carrying rhesus monkey Sam in a Mercury boilerplate spacecraft. The successful high-altitude abort and biomedical flight reached about 53 miles altitude and provided more than three minutes of weightlessness before recovery.
- First Flight Date
- 1959-12-04
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 13:02:18 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 13, 2026 at 13:02:18 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1959-12-04
- Search Name
- Little Joe LJ-2 Little Joe 2 Sam launch vehicle Mercury Little Joe 2
- Serial Number
- LJ-2
- Vehicle Code
- LJ-2