Little Joe 6

The Little Joe 6 was a launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The mission used a boilerplate Mercury spacecraft. The mission was launched October 4, 1959, from Wallops Island, Virginia. The Little Joe 6 flew to an apogee of  and a range of . The mission lasted 5 minutes 10 seconds. Maximum speed was  and acceleration was 5.9 g (58 m/s²). Payload .

See also
 Little Joe
 Boilerplate (spaceflight)

Category:Project Mercury
Category:1959 in spaceflight