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National Aeronautics and Space Administration • Little Joe II • Launch Complex 36 (NA)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration • Little Joe II • LC-36
A-004 was the sixth and final test of the Apollo launch escape vehicle and the first flight of a Block I production-type Apollo Command/Service Module.
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A-004 was the sixth and final test of the Apollo launch escape vehicle and the first flight of a Block I production-type Apollo Command/Service Module.
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.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Apollo CSM used for the A-004 suborbital test flight.
The Apollo boilerplate spacecraft successfully landed after this test flight of the launch escape vehicle.
