Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island

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Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island

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(August 21, 1959) Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island. Little Joe was a major project for Langley. It was a test of the escape and recovery systems on the Mercury spacecraft...Image # : L-1959-05136

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