Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
The Little Joe 2 was a suborbital test flight of the Mercury space capsule, carrying the rhesus monkey Sam close to the edge of space. He was sent to test the space equipment and the adverse effects of space on humans.
Details
Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Suborbital (Sub)
Location
Unknown
Date
Fri, Dec 4, 1959, 16:20
Weather
Pro