Little Joe (North American Aviation)

- Length: 17 m
The Little Joe, manufactured by North American Aviation established in 1928, undertook its inaugural launch on 08/21/1959, is non-reusable and is inactive.
Little Joe has 3 successful launches and 5 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 8 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
Little Joe was a solid-fueled booster rocket used by NASA for eight launches from 1959-1960 from Wallops Island, Virginia to test the launch escape system and heat shield for Project Mercury capsules.
Manufacturer
North American Aviation
North American Aviation (NAA) was a major American aerospace manufacturer, responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, and the XB-70, as well as Apollo command and service module, the second stage of the Saturn V rocket, the Space Shuttle orbiter and the B-1 Lancer.
Program
Human Spaceflight: Mercury
Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963.