LITTLE JOE II and other APOLLO LES TEST Photos List Compiled by Tom Beach__________________________________________________________________QTV (Qualification Test Vehicle) Aug 28, 1963Photo Number Color? Got? Description -------------------- --------- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------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-63-15741S-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-4Unknown ? P Launch. Looks fuzzy.Unknown ? P QTV near gantry. Man sitting in foreground.Unknown BW Y On pad, with gantry. US Army photo.__________________________________________________________________ PA-1 (Pad Abort 1, BP-6) Nov 7, 1963Photo Number Color? Got? Description -------------------- --------- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------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)__________________________________________________________________ A001 (BP-12) May 13, 1964Photo Number Color? Got? Description -------------------- --------- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------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.__________________________________________________________________ A002 (BP-23) Dec 8, 1964Photo Number Color? Got? Description -------------------- --------- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------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. 10/23/64S-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).__________________________________________________________________ A003 (BP-22) May 19, 1965Photo Number Color? Got? Description -------------------- --------- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------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.__________________________________________________________________ PA-2 (Pad Abort 2 BP-23) Jun 29, 1965Photo Number Color? Got? Description -------------------- --------- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------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.__________________________________________________________________A004 (SC-002) Jan 20, 1966Photo Number Color? Got? Description -------------------- --------- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------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)...upS-66-18207 C P ...upS-66-18208 C N ...and away!S-66-18701 BW N* On pad (picture of TV screen -- poor). 1/20/66S-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.__________________________________________________________________ Random other Little Joe II project photosS-63-8519 C P Apollo capsule on chutes. Drop test? #63-Apollo-94Unknown ? 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.__________________________________________________________________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 sureGot? 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__________________________________________________________________ Ordering Photos: The info below was current in 1990, it is badly outdated now. Contact JSC or NASA HQ for the most up to date information on obtaining prints or computer images. 1990 sources:S- photo numbers: MEDIA SERVICES CORPORATION NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Post Office Box 58425 Houston TX 77258-8425Headquarters numbers: SPACE PHOTOGRAPHS Post Office Box 486 Bladensburg MD 20710