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| An Apollo Little Joe II Abort Test (A-003) launch cover, postmarked at Las Cruces, New Mexico, with a machine cancel on May 19, 1965. The reverse is also postmarked at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, with a machine cancel on May 19, 1965. |
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 command module (CM) was successfully pulled away from the malfunctioning Little Joe booster and it landed safely under parachutes.
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| An Apollo Little Joe II Abort Test (A-003) launch cover from "Robert Boudwin", postmarked at Las Cruces, New Mexico, with a hand cancel on May 19, 1965. |
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| Photo: The events of a typical Little Joe II abort test flight. |
