Little Joe II (Convair)
The Little Joe II is a non-reusable, inactive launch vehicle manufactured by Convair (established in 1943). It undertook its inaugural launch on 08/28/1963.
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.
Little Joe II Specifications
| Variant | II |
|---|---|
| Length | 26.2 m |
| Diameter | 3.9 m |
| Stages | 1 |
Little Joe II Launch Record
| Total Launches | 5 |
|---|---|
| Successful Launches | 4 |
| Failed Launches | 1 |
| Consecutive Successful Launches | 1 |
Manufacturer
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.
Program
The Apollo program was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which succeeded in landing the first humans on the Moon from 1969 to 1972.