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.
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.
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Mission Profile
A-003 was a Little Joe II mission operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration that lifted off from Launch Complex 36, White Sands Missile Range on May 19, 1965. The flight carried its payload on a test flight mission to Suborbital. It was flown as part of the Apollo program. The launch ended in failure.