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
- Slug
- 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.
- Manufacturer Id
- jd7dn1pccd488zm13zggn4eqch89nyx0
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7gmrxwwxaqvbj2734ka2dgpd8aesfr
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/history/SP-4001/app4.htm
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:00:39 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:00:39 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1960-11-08
- Last Flight Date
- 1960-11-08
- Serial Number
- 3
- Vehicle Code
- Spacecraft No. 3