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'''Little Joe 5B''' was an uncrewed [[launch escape system]] test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the US [[Mercury program]] | '''Little Joe 5B''' was an uncrewed [[launch escape system]] test of the Mercury spacecraft using a production capsule, conducted as part of the US [[Mercury program]]. The mission was launched April 28, 1961, from [[Wallops Island]], [[Virginia]] and flew to an apogee of 2.8 miles (4.5 km) and a range of 9 miles (14 km), lasting 5 minutes 25 seconds. Maximum speed was 1,780 mph (2865 km/h) and acceleration was 10 g (98 m/s²). The mission was a success and the spacecraft was recovered.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4201/ch10-9.htm |title=This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury - NASA SP-4201 |author1=Loyd S. Swenson Jr.|author2=James M. Grimwood|author3=Charles C. Alexander |chapter=10 |page=9 |publisher=NASA Special Publication-4201 in the NASA History Series |year=1966 |accessdate=26 June 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407044921/https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4201/ch10-9.htm|archivedate=2009-04-07}}</ref> | ||
Mercury spacecraft #14A | Mercury spacecraft #14A, which was also launched in the [[Little Joe 5A]] test, was reused in this mission; it is on display at the [[Virginia Air and Space Center]] in [[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton]], Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spacecraft|url=https://vasc.org/exhibits/spacecraft/|publisher=Virginia Air & Space Science Center|access-date=March 20, 2023}}</ref> | ||
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Template:Infobox spaceflight Little Joe 5B was an uncrewed launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft using a production capsule, conducted as part of the US Mercury program. The mission was launched April 28, 1961, from Wallops Island, Virginia and flew to an apogee of 2.8 miles (4.5 km) and a range of 9 miles (14 km), lasting 5 minutes 25 seconds. Maximum speed was 1,780 mph (2865 km/h) and acceleration was 10 g (98 m/s²). The mission was a success and the spacecraft was recovered.[1]
Mercury spacecraft #14A, which was also launched in the Little Joe 5A test, was reused in this mission; it is on display at the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton, Virginia.[2]
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