LITTLE JOE II and other APOLLO LES TEST Photos
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QTV (Qualification Test Vehicle) Aug 28, 1963
Photo Number Color? Got? Description
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S-63-13539 BW YC Assembly.
S-63-13546 BW PC Assembly (close, fin & lower body).
S-63-13918 C N Smashed (not useful).
S-63-13924 C N Smashed (not useful).
S-63-15230 C P Boost. Far.
S-63-15233 ? P On launcher. Far.
S-63-15697 ? P On launcher.
S-63-15698 C P On launcher, gantry behind.
S-63-15699 C Y On launcher (close, great shot).
S-63-15700 C P On launcher.
S-63-15701 C Y Launch (good shot).
S-63-15703 C N Smashed (from air).
S-63-15727
to C N Smashed views (15734 perhaps best).
S-63-15741
S-63-15742 C P Smashed base, close up. OK photo.
63-LJII-4 C P On launcher, medium view.
63-LJII-5 C Y'C On launcher.
63-LJII-7 C N "recovery" (probably smashed).
63-LJII-8 BW YC' Close view, from midbody upward.
63-LJII-9 ? P On launcher, gantry close behind. Medium far.
63-LJII-12 BW YC Launch (far).
63-LJII-14 ? P Boost. Medium far.
63-LJII-15 ? P On launcher. Medium.
63-LJII-16 BW YC Smashed.
Unknown C P Similar to 63-LJII-4
Unknown ? P Launch. Looks fuzzy.
Unknown ? P QTV near gantry. Man sitting in foreground.
Unknown BW Y On pad, with gantry. US Army photo.
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PA-1 (Pad Abort 1, BP-6) Nov 7, 1963
Photo Number Color? Got? Description
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S-63-13505 ? P On pad. "House" open.
S-63-13883 C Y Sitting on pad. Close.
S-63-13884 C Y On pad, view from gantry.
S-63-13885 C Y On pad, gantry in background.
S-63-13886 C N After landing (far).
S-63-13887 C N After landing (medium).
S-63-13888 C N After landing (close).
S-63-13889 C N Boost. View from below. Much obscured.
S-63-13891 C N After landing (far).
S-63-13892 C N Smashed tower bits.
S-63-13893, -13894, -13895
C N After landing (very close, parts).
S-63-13914, -13922, -13925, -13926, -13928
C N Smashed tower bits.
S-63-20699 C N Capsule under chutes.
S-63-21051 C N Sitting on pad.
S-63-21052 C N Launch (still on pad, tip & tower seen).
S-63-21053 C Y Boost (capsule well seen).
S-63-21058 C N Launch (just after ignition, well seen).
S-63-22748 C N* After ignition, flames almost to ground, no smoke yet.
63-Apollo-196 ? P LES and workers on ground.
63-Apollo-197 ? P Typical pad abort flight (drawing).
63-Apollo-198 ? Y' On pad. Close.
63-Apollo-200 ? P BP-6 CM, view nose on. Close, prior to tower mating.
63-Apollo-201 ? P BP-6 top removed. Chutes, etc visible. Very close.
63-Apollo-204 ? P LES on crane. Part of BP-6 in foreground.
63-Apollo-205 ? Y' LES on crane. Close. Mating to BP-6 (tip seen).
63-Apollo-206 ? P PA-1 vehicle from gantry. "House" open.
63-Apollo-207 ? P Closing the "house".
63-Apollo-216 ? Y' Same as S-63-13883.
63-Apollo-219 ? Y' Same as S-63-13884.
63-Apollo-220 ? P Launch. Escape and pitch motors firing.
63-Apollo-222 ? P Capsule under fully opened chutes.
63-Apollo-229 ? P Capsule under reefed chutes. Tower falling free.
63-Apollo-230 ? P Capsule after landing. Close.
7004-75-2C BW Y Boost, bottom view. North American Aviation photo.
Unknown ? P Boost, capsule mostly obscured. (63-Apollo-221 ??).
S-65-19533 BW N* Composite: On pad (big); ignition; boost from below.
(Launch sequence: S-63-21051, -21058, -21052, -21053, -13889)
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A001 (BP-12) May 13, 1964
Photo Number Color? Got? Description
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S-64-17494 C Y Boost (good).
S-64-17505 C N After landing shots...
-17519
-17521
-25326 C N* lowering CM onto flatbed truck.
-25344
-25350
-25364
-25368
-25374
-25376
-25377
-25378
-25384
-25393
-25396 (and "etc." says my notes).
S-64-17762 ? P LJII body tipped on cranes inside building.
S-64-26217 ? Y' Boost. Close shot, a bit fuzzy.
64-LJII-1 ? Y' Same as S-64-17762.
64-LJII-2 ? P Launch. Similar to S-64-17494.
64-LJII-3 ? Y' Boost. Far, OK.
64-LJII-5 ? Y' Vertical on launcher. Good.
64-Apollo-61 ? P LJII + SM enclosed in gantry.
64-Apollo-62 ? P SM on crane. LJII enclosed in gantry.
64-Apollo-63 ? Y' CM seen nose on in building. BP-12.
29-040-2642-2959 C Y Photo by US Army White Sands Missile
Range. Launch (close). Frame taken from
70mm film of launch.
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A002 (BP-23) Dec 8, 1964
Photo Number Color? Got? Description
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S-64-31084 ? Y' LJII body horizontal with workers. Close, good.
S-64-32521 C N* Forebody in hanger.
S-64-32523 C N* Aftbody on crane in hanger.
S-64-35543 C P* LES on crane. Joe enclosed in gantry. 10/23/64
S-64-35835 ? PC On pad (close).
S-64-35843 ? PC After flight, capsule on ground.
S-64-35876 C N Tower leaving after abort (poor, neat).
S-64-35879 C N Abort (telephoto, so rather poor).
S-64-36850 BW P A002 flight plan (line drawing).
S-64-36851 BW P CM + LES (line drawing).
S-64-37281 C P From same direction as 35835, but far.
S-64-39558 C P Gathering up pilot chute after landing.
S-64-39581 C N After landing.
S-64-39587 C N After landing (other side).
64-H-2456 ? Y'C' Little Joe body pre-assembled off pad. Good.
64-H-2745 BW Y' SM on crane. Stacking.
64-H-2746 ? P In gantry. Fore and aft body only, no fins.
64-H-2747 BW Y' LES mating. Midbody up, enclosed in gantry.
64-H-2748 BW Y' CM on crane. Good bottom view. LJII enclosed.
64-H-2749 BW Y Vehicle without fins sitting on pad.
64-H-2750 BW P Same as S-64-36850.
64-H-2751 BW P Same as S-64-36851.
64-H-2805 BW YC Launch.
64-H-2806 BW Y' Same as S-64-35843.
64-H-2807 BW P Capsule on ground beyond chutes (far).
64-H-2862 BW Y Capsule under main parachutes.
64-H-2863 BW P Capsule under pilot chutes.
64-H-2864 BW P Capsule + LES after abort, trailing smoke.
64-H-2865 BW P Abort. Not clear.
64-H-2866 BW P Tower jettison.
65-HC-452 C N "recovery".
65-LJ II-8 C N "spacecraft".
Unknown ? P Forebody being lowered on. Prior to 64-H-2746 ?
65-HC-451 C Y NASA photo index claimed this was a photo of the
BP-23 "launch vehicle". I received a photo with this number showing
PA-2 launch (same as S-65-19822) with the caption "BP-23A being
launched by Little Joe II". Photo was also marked 65-H-1146 (BW).
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A003 (BP-22) May 19, 1965
Photo Number Color? Got? Description
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S-65-13573 C Y' LJII body tipped on crane inside building. Good.
S-65-19556 BW Y' Breakup. After 65-H-823 photo 1.
S-65-19557 BW Y' Breakup. After 65-H-823 photo 1.
S-65-19561 BW Y' Breakup. Just after 65-H-823 photo 2.
S-65-19566 BW P Breakup. Same as 65-H-823 photo 4.
S-65-19727 C N Assembly (enclosed in gantry).
S-65-19728 C P Assembly (enclosed. better).
S-65-19752 BW Y On pad. Good! {similar to 19754}
S-65-19753 BW P On pad, w/gantry. Good! {similar to 19755}
S-65-19754 C P On pad. Good! [view toward fin 4]
S-65-19755 C Y On pad, with gantry. Good! [toward fin 1]
S-65-19756 C N Assembly. Top view, spacecraft off.
S-65-19766 BW N CM. LES on crane. View from above.
S-65-19801 BW Y Launch. Not sharp.
S-65-19807 C Y Boost. Good shot. Far.
S-65-19808 C N Boost (higher, seeing bottom). Good.
S-65-19810 ? N CM after landing.
S-65-19811 ? N CM after landing.
S-65-19812 ? N CM after landing (best of these 3).
S-65-22781 BW P A003 nominal mission line drawing.
65-H-490 ? P Enclosed in gantry. No LES.
65-H-500 ? P Enclosed in gantry. LES mating.
65-H-690 ? P A003 configuration (line drawing).
65-H-691 ? P Spacecraft external configuration (line drawing).
65-H-692 ? P CM + LES (line drawing).
65-H-759 ? P Top shot of Algols stacked in lower body.
65-H-823 BW YC Breakup sequence (4 pics. Neat).
65-H-845 BW Y Capsule after landing.
65-H-846 ? P Same as S-65-19801.
65-H-1112 BW N BW version of 65-HC-146.
65-HC-146 C Y Assembly. {similar to S-65-19728}
Questionable:
65-H-677 BW YC Photo of the CM + SM + LES in a 'doorway'.
BUT, I received a photo with this same number of an artist's
(photographic) conception of a 200lb Project Fire capsule on
reentry. Take care when ordering -- NASA appears to have
some screwed up numbers.
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PA-2 (Pad Abort 2 BP-23) Jun 29, 1965
Photo Number Color? Got? Description
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S-65-19821 C Y CM on ground after recovery.
S-65-19822 C Y Boost. Capsule well seen. Good.
65-HC-451 C Y Same as S-65-19822. See notes in BP-23 photo list. Caption says "BP-23A being launched by Little Joe II" (wrong!).
65-HC-452 C N Same as S-65-19821.
65-H-1145 BW P Capsule on ground after recovery. Medium distance.
65-H-1146 BW N BW version of 65-HC-451.
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A004 (SC-002) Jan 20, 1966
Photo Number Color? Got? Description
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S-65-19768 C Y Assembly. Recruits in base (top view).
S-65-19770 C Y Assembly. Lower section on crane.
S-65-19771 C Y Assembly. Stacking in Algol motors.
S-65-19773 C Y Assembly. Stacking midbody section.
S-65-19774 C Y Assembly. Algols inside (top view).
S-65-19886 C & BW Y On launcher (close) [toward fins 2 & 3].
S-65-19887 C YC On launcher. Great. {similar to 19886}
S-65-19888 C YC On launcher (far) [view toward fin 1].
S-65-19890 C Y' On launcher (far) [view opposite S-65-19886]
65-H-2009 BW P CM on crane, close side view.
65-H-2010 BW YC CM on crane (bottom view).
65-HC-991 C Y On launcher {Similar to S-65-19887}.
S-66-18201 BW Y Boost. Good shot.
S-66-18203 BW YC Boost (higher). Good shot.
S-66-18206 C Y Launch (very far)...up
S-66-18207 C P ...up
S-66-18208 C N ...and away!
S-66-18701 BW N* On pad (picture of TV screen -- poor). 1/20/66
S-66-18705 BW P Abort (picture of TV screen -- poor).
S-66-18914 C Y' Highly enlarged, but similar to S-66-19206.
66-H-24 BW Y Launch (18201) + Recovery (CM landed).
66-HC-1 C Y Capsule after landing, being inspected.
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Random other Little Joe II project photos
S-63-8519 C P Apollo capsule on chutes. Drop test? #63-Apollo-94
Unknown ? P Man in aftbody, top view. Convair photo.
Unknown ? P Pre-assembly (stacking). Convair photo.
Unknown ? Y' Lower body on launcher. NASA HQ photo.
Unknown ? Y' LJII body (12-50 series) on launcher. NASA HQ photo.
S-64-23677 BW PC Little Joe parts in factory. #64-Apollo-107.
S-64-23678 BW P Another view in factory. #64-Apollo-108.
64-H-2787 BW P Two LJII bodies and new top for launcher in factory.
64-Apollo-60 ? P Launch facility (from plane -- LJII enclosed in gantry?).
64-Apollo-2902 ? P LJII bodies in factory. Jet in foreground.
65-H-716 BW C Typical LJ II flight (drawing). Probably A003 mission.
S-66-40001 C Y Multi-print. Shows all five Little Joes.
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KEY:
Photo Number Johnson Space Center numbers start with S-
NASA Headquarters numbers contain H or HC (H=B&W, HC=color).
Photos from other sources are indicated as such.
Color? C = color
BW = Black & White
? = I'm not sure
Got? N = No, I do not have the photograph.
Y = Yes, I do have the photograph.
Y' = "Desind deal" (3x5 print, 35mm negative, and 8x10 photocopy).
P = I have a photocopy.
C = in Centuri historical brochure.
C' = in Centuri brochure, but not marked.
* = seen in Alamogordo Space Museum files
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