LAUNCH CENTER
Failure
Wed May 19 1965
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
A-003
Launch Failure
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Little Joe IIDescription:
American rocket used from 1963 to 1966 for five uncrewed suborbital tests of the Apollo spacecraft launch escape system and of the command module parachute recovery system in abort mode.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Test Flight
- A-003 was the fourth abort test of the Apollo spacecraft. This particular flight is notable because during the abort test flight, an actual abort situation occurred, and further proved the Apollo launch escape system (LES). The CM was successfully pulled away from the malfunctioning Little Joe booster and it landed safely under parachutes.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
White Sands Missile Range
Pad
Launch Complex 36