Failure
A-003
Test Flight
National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)Government
Little Joe II
Suborbit
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.
Wednesday, May 19, 1965 at 1:01 PM
Mission details
NASA Mission
#66
Pad Launch
#4
Location Launch
#4
Launch Window
NET
May 19, 1965, 1:01 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range is a United States Army military testing area and firing range located in the US state of New Mexico. The range was originally established in 1941 as the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, where the Trinity test site lay at the northern end of the Range, in Socorro County near the towns of Carrizozo and San Antonio. It then became the White Sands Proving Ground on 9 July 1945.
Timezone
America/Denver
Local Launch Time
May 19, 1965, 7:01 AM
Total Launches
5
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
32.3356, -106.4058
Little Joe II Specs
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.
Length
26.2 m
Diameter
3.9 m
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1963
Fastest Turnaround
5mo 11d
Total Launches
5
Successful
4
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Aug 28, 1963
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Founded
1958
Administrator
Administrator: Jared Isaacman
Total Launches
142
Successful
122
Failed
20
Pending
5
Consecutive Success
12