Little Joe 1B
 Little Joe 1B launches from Wallops Flight Facility on January 21, 1960. | |
| Mission type | Abort test |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| Mission duration | 8 minutes, 35 seconds[1] |
| Distance travelled | 19 kilometres (12 mi)[1] |
| Apogee | 14 kilometres (9 mi)[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | McDonnell Aircraft |
| Launch mass | 1,007 kilograms (2,220 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 21, 1960, 14:23 UTC |
| Rocket | Little Joe |
| Launch site | Wallops LA-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | January 21, 1960, 14:31 UTC |
Project Mercury Abort Tests | |
The Little Joe 1B was a
monkeys used in space travel research
.
Gallery
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Miss Sam, the Rhesus Monkey -
Miss Sam, with fiberglass couch, being placed in a container for the Little Joe 1B flight
.jpg)
See also
- Little Joe
- Sam (monkey), NASA Project Mercury rhesus monkey
- Monkeys and apes in space
- List of individual monkeys
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
.
External links
- NASA Project Mercury Mission LJ-1B at Kennedy Space Science and Technology website
- Wallops Flight Facility at Encyclopedia Astronautica
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