Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission
Type: Test Flight
Orbit: Suborbital
Pad: Launch Complex 36, White Sands Missile Range
Mission Description
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.
