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Apollo Launch Abort System Test

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Space exploration & spaceflight

What it is

Footage of an unmanned Apollo boilerplate capsule launched on a Little Joe II booster to test the launch escape system. The booster went out of control and broke up, but the escape system worked and the capsule was recovered undamaged.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as the classic example of a launch abort test that proved the design even though the rocket failed.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's a video explaining how it works, with footage of it being tested during the Apollo era.”

    Explains tower escape systems with Apollo test footage.

    JshWright, 2019-03 · Recommendation · in “SpaceX Crew Dragon Splashes Down After Historic Test Flight”

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Topics: apollo, launch abort, little joe ii, spaceflight, nasa

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