Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Launch of the Little Joe Booster for the LJ1B Mission
Full Description:
The launch of the Little Joe booster for the LJ1B mission on the launch pad from the wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, on January 21, 1960. This mission achieved the suborbital Mercury capsule test, testing of the escape system, and biomedical tests by using a monkey, named Miss Sam.
Date of Image:
1960-01-21
Category:
Mercury Project
term:
Mercury
term:
Little Joe
term:
LJ1B
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Virginia
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Wallops Flight Facility
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
January 21, 1960
facet_when_year:
1960
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
9141924
NIX #:
MSFC-9141924
MSFC Negative Number:
9141924
UID:
SPD-MARSH-9141924
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