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Little Joe II was an American rocket used from 1963–66 for five unmanned tests of the Apollo spacecraft Launch Escape System (LES), and to verify the performance of the Command Module parachute recovery system in abort mode. It was named after a similar rocket designed for the same function in Project Mercury. Launched from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, it was the smallest of four launch rockets used in the Apollo program.

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  • Little Joe II
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  • Little Joe II was an American rocket used from 1963–66 for five unmanned tests of the Apollo spacecraft Launch Escape System (LES), and to verify the performance of the Command Module parachute recovery system in abort mode. It was named after a similar rocket designed for the same function in Project Mercury. Launched from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, it was the smallest of four launch rockets used in the Apollo program.
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  • 1(xsd:integer)
success
  • 4(xsd:integer)
sites
  • Launch complex 36, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
launches
  • 5(xsd:integer)
Last
  • 1966-01-20(xsd:date)
Status
  • Retired
Name
  • Little Joe II
Caption
  • Launch of Apollo A-002 escape system test on the third Little Joe II
First
  • 1963-08-28(xsd:date)
Function
  • Apollo launch escape system testing
country-origin
  • United States
Width
  • at fins
Stages
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Height
  • with payload
Manufacturer
  • General Dynamics/Convair
abstract
  • Little Joe II was an American rocket used from 1963–66 for five unmanned tests of the Apollo spacecraft Launch Escape System (LES), and to verify the performance of the Command Module parachute recovery system in abort mode. It was named after a similar rocket designed for the same function in Project Mercury. Launched from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, it was the smallest of four launch rockets used in the Apollo program.
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