LJ-2 (5)

Little Joe 2

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Little Joe (4)

Crew:

Sam (a monkey)

Milestones:

Payload:

Boilerplate Spacecraft

Mission Objective:

Primate escape at high altitude

Launch:

December 4, 1959 Wallops Island

Orbit:

Altitude: 53 statute miles

Orbits: 0

Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 11 min, 6 seconds

Distance: 194 statute miles

Velocity: 4,466 mph

Max Q: 2,150 psf

Max G: 14.8

Landing:

Mission Highlights:

Mission successful. Weightless time 3 min 13 seconds

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