Little Joe 1A (LJ-1A) was an unmanned rocket launched as part of NASA’s Mercury program on November 4, 1959. This flight, a repeat of the Little Joe 1 (LJ-1) launch, was to test a launch abort under high aerodynamic load conditions. Due to a delayed in the escape motor startup, the abort maneuver was not accomplished at the desired dynamic pressure, requiring a repeat of the test.
Little Joe was a solid-fueled booster rocket used by NASA for eight launches from 1959-1960 from Wallops Island, Virginia to test the launch escape system and heat shield for Project Mercury capsules.
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Mission Profile
LJ-1A was a Little Joe mission operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration that lifted off from Launch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on November 4, 1959. The flight carried its payload on a test flight mission to Suborbital. It was flown as part of the Mercury program.