File:Little Joe 6 launch 10-4-1959 from Wallops Is. Virginia.jpg
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Launching of the LJ6 Little Joe on Oct. 4, 1959 took place at Wallops Island, Va. This was the first attempt to launch an instrumented capsule with a Little Joe booster. Only the LJ1A and the LJ6 used the space metal/chevron plates as heat reflector shields, as they kept shattering.
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| current | 22:23, 5 January 2017 | | 2,273 × 2,979 (828 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Launching of the LJ6 Little Joe on Oct. 4, 1959 took place at Wallops Island, Va. This was the first attempt to launch an instrumented capsule with a Little Joe booster. Only the LJ1A and the LJ6 used the space metal/chevron plates as heat reflector shields, as they kept shattering. |
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