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Launch of Little Joe I-B from Wallops Island

1960-01-21

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

B60-00364 (4 Nov. 1959) --- Launch of Little Joe-2 from Wallops Island carrying Mercury spacecraft test article. The suborbital test flight of the Mercury capsule was to test the escape system. Vehicle functioned perfectly, but escape rocket ignited several seconds too late. Photo credit: NASA

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  • Title: Launch of Little Joe I-B from Wallops Island
  • Date Created: 1960-01-21
  • Rights: JSC
  • Album: mgwhite

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