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“This Apollo Little Joe launch vehicle with a boilerplate version of the Apollo command and service module and escape tower atop rests on the launching pad at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, awaiting lift-off. This test is the first in a series of five unmanned missions to develop and demonstrate the launch escape systems in flight. Abort systems performance during the stresses of launch will be checked when the spacecraft and its booster vehicle are traveling at 600-900 mile-per-hour speeds.”
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More "Little Joe" goodness at this amazing site:
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Specifically (a cropped version of this photo):
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a (BP12)_v_bw_o_n (S-64-17500)
“This Apollo Little Joe launch vehicle with a boilerplate version of the Apollo command and service module and escape tower atop rests on the launching pad at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, awaiting lift-off. This test is the first in a series of five unmanned missions to develop and demonstrate the launch escape systems in flight. Abort systems performance during the stresses of launch will be checked when the spacecraft and its booster vehicle are traveling at 600-900 mile-per-hour speeds.”
Much more informative:
Credit: Wikipedia
More "Little Joe" goodness at this amazing site:
georgesrockets.com/GRP/Scale/DATA/JoePhotos/JoePhotos.htm...
Specifically (a cropped version of this photo):
georgesrockets.com/GRP/Scale/DATA/JoePhotos/A-001/64-LJII...