Mercury Spacecraft 3 Little Joe 5
Mercury Spacecraft 3 flew the uncrewed Little Joe 5 maximum-dynamic-pressure escape test on November 8, 1960. The escape system fired prematurely but failed to separate the capsule from the launch vehicle; the coupled vehicle was lost on impact and the test objectives were not completed.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury spacecraft No. 3LJ-5 spacecraftLittle Joe 5 capsule
- Name
- Mercury Spacecraft 3 Little Joe 5
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Mercury Spacecraft 3 flew the uncrewed Little Joe 5 maximum-dynamic-pressure escape test on November 8, 1960. The escape system fired prematurely but failed to separate the capsule from the launch vehicle; the coupled vehicle was lost on impact and the test objectives were not completed.
- First Flight Date
- 1960-11-08
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/history/SP-4001/app4.htm
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 19:00:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 14, 2026 at 19:00:39 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1960-11-08
- Search Name
- Mercury Spacecraft 3 Little Joe 5 Mercury spacecraft No. 3 LJ-5 spacecraft Little Joe 5 capsule
- Serial Number
- 3
- Vehicle Code
- Spacecraft No. 3