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NASA Center: Langley Research Center
Image # : L-1959-05136
Date : 8/21/1959

Title

Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island

Full Description

Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island. Little Joe was a major project for Langley. It was a test of the escape and recovery systems on the Mercury spacecraft.

Keywords

Project Mercury Little Joe Launch Vehicle Wallops Island Langley

Subject Category

Mercury-Program, Mercury-Gemini Spacecraft, Wallops Island,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: LARC
  • Center Number: L-1959-05136
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001883

Source Information

  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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