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NASA Image eXchange Collection
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NASA Image eXchange Collection
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Mercury Project - Little Joe capsule
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Mercury Project - Little Joe capsule
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Assembling the Little Joe capsule. The capsules were manufactured "in-house" by Langley technicians. Joseph Shortal wrote (vol. 3, pp. 31-32): "Because the Little Joe capsule was to be recovered, it was decided to use extensive onboard recording instrumentation to supplement the usual telemetry of rocket models. The onboard instrumentation was made the responsibility of [C.H. ] Nelson's group [which was responsible for airplane instrumentation]. This was the beginning of the participation of Nelson in space flight activity that was to continue for many years." "Design of the Little Joe capsules began at Langley before McDonnell started on the design of the Mercury capsule and was, therefore, a separate design. Although it was not designed to carry a man, it did have to carry a monkey. It had to meet the weight and center of gravity requirements of Mercury and withstand the same aerodynamic loads during the exit trajectory." "Although in comparison with the overall Mercury Project, Little Joe was a simple undertaking, the fact that an attempt was made to condense a normal two-year project into a 6-month one with in house labor turned it into a major undertaking for Langley.
Description
Assembling the Little Joe capsule. The capsules were manufactured "in-house" by Langley technicians. Joseph Shortal wrote (vol. 3, pp. 31-32): "Because the Little Joe capsule was to be recovered, it was decided to use extensive onboard recording instrumentation to supplement the usual telemetry of rocket models. The onboard instrumentation was made the responsibility of [C.H. ] Nelson's group [which was responsible for airplane instrumentation]. This was the beginning of the participation of Nelson in space flight activity that was to continue for many years." "Design of the Little Joe capsules began at Langley before McDonnell started on the design of the Mercury capsule and was, therefore, a separate design. Although it was not designed to carry a man, it did have to carry a monkey. It had to meet the weight and center of gravity requirements of Mercury and withstand the same aerodynamic loads during the exit trajectory." "Although in comparison with the overall Mercury Project, Little Joe was a simple undertaking, the fact that an attempt was made to condense a normal two-year project into a 6-month one with in house labor turned it into a major undertaking for Langley.
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08.22.1959
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Mercury
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Mercury
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Mercury
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Mercury
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Langley Research Center (LaRC)
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Langley Research Center (LaRC)
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08-22-1959
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08-22-1959
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1959
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1959
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IMAGE
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EL-2002-00311
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L59-5803
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L59-5803
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SPD-NIX-EL-2002-0031 1
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SPD-NIX-EL-2002-0031 1
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