Apollo Pad Abort Test
Dublin Core
Title
Apollo Pad Abort Test
Alternative Title
Apollo Pad Abort Test
Subject
White Sands Missile Range (N.M.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Apollo Project (U.S.)
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Description
An artist's rendering of a pad abort test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Quoting the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): "This Project Apollo Pad Abort test sequence shows the vehicle from launch escape motor ignition jettison motor ignition and launch escape tower release drogue parachute deployment main parachutes in reefed condition and main chutes fully inflated. The purpose of the Apollo Mission P[ad] A[bort] #1 is to determine the stability and operational characteristics of the Apollo escape configuration during a pad abort. This is the first phase of testing of hardware to land U.S. astronauts on the Moon."
Source
Original greyscale drawing, November 5, 1963: Space Walk of Fame Collection.
Date Created
1963-11-05
Contributor
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original greyscale drawing, November 5, 1963.
Is Part Of
Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
application/pdf
Medium
1 greyscale drawing
Type
Still Image
Coverage
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Florida Space Coast History Project and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Michlowitz, Robert
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"The Apollo Missions." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/index.html.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 greyscale drawing
Collection
Citation
“Apollo Pad Abort Test,” RICHES, accessed July 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5833.