Little Joe

Little Joe Little Joe was used to test the Mercury capsule launch escape system. The booster was designed by NASA Langley using existing components. Four Thiokol Castor-I...more.
Apollo LES Flight tests from a surface pad of the Apollo Launch Escape System using a boilerplate capsule....more.
Little Joe II Used to launch Apollo Command Module and Launch Escape System in LES tests....more.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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