Little Joe 6
The Little Joe 6 was a launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The mission used a boilerplate Mercury spacecraft. The mission was launched October 4, 1959, from Wallops Island, Virginia. The Little Joe 6 flew to an apogee of and a range of. The mission lasted 5 minutes 10 seconds. Maximum speed was and acceleration was 5.9 g. Payload.
