Little Joe II

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Little Joe II was an American rocket used from 1963 to 1966 for five uncrewed tests of the Apollo spacecraft launch escape system (LES), and to verify the performance of the command module parachute recovery system in abort mode. It was named after a similar rocket designed for the same function in Project Mercury. Launched from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, it was the smallest of four launch rockets used in the Apollo program.

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View of the liftoff of Little Joe II launch vehicle at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.View of the liftoff of Little Joe II launch vehicle at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
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