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About this launch
The Little Joe 1B was a suborbital launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The mission also carried a female rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) named Miss Sam in the Mercury spacecraft.
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
- Site
- Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Rocket and boosterLittle Joe
- Vehicle
- Little Joe
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