Little Joe · II
American rocket used from 1963 to 1966 for five uncrewed suborbital tests of the Apollo spacecraft launch escape system and of the command module parachute recovery system in abort mode.
Height
26.2 m
Diameter
3.9 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Manufacturer
Convair
Total launches
5
Successful
4
Pending
0
Successful landings
0
Flight system
Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953 it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.
Mission record
Jan 20, 1966
White Sands Missile Range
May 19, 1965
White Sands Missile Range
Dec 8, 1964
White Sands Missile Range
May 13, 1964
White Sands Missile Range
Aug 28, 1963
White Sands Missile Range