a(A-003, BP22)_v_bw_o_n (65-H-823)
"Shown disintegrating after 25 seconds of flight, this Little Joe II launch vehicle tests the Launch Escape System of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Apollo moon spacecraft. The malfunction automatically triggered the Apollo's escape system, sending the Command Module, on the rocket's nose, to a safe descent. Twenty-five months of testing has qualified the escape system as dependable for the moon spacecraft."
See also, at the fantastic George's Rockets website:
georgesrockets.com/GRP/Scale/DATA/JoePhotos2/apmisc-65-H-823(A-003).jpg
And good additional A-003 reading at:
www.airspacemag.com/space/confidence-booster-32681/
Amazing footage:
Apollo Launch Abort - View on Imgur: m.imgur.com/t/space/2WKROwy
Credit: imgur/willpatt
a(A-003, BP22)_v_bw_o_n (65-H-823)
"Shown disintegrating after 25 seconds of flight, this Little Joe II launch vehicle tests the Launch Escape System of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Apollo moon spacecraft. The malfunction automatically triggered the Apollo's escape system, sending the Command Module, on the rocket's nose, to a safe descent. Twenty-five months of testing has qualified the escape system as dependable for the moon spacecraft."
See also, at the fantastic George's Rockets website:
georgesrockets.com/GRP/Scale/DATA/JoePhotos2/apmisc-65-H-823(A-003).jpg
And good additional A-003 reading at:
www.airspacemag.com/space/confidence-booster-32681/
Amazing footage:
Apollo Launch Abort - View on Imgur: m.imgur.com/t/space/2WKROwy
Credit: imgur/willpatt