A Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLVR) crashes at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base during an Apollo mission test. LLRV Lunar Landing research vehicle slowly descends from the sky. The LLVR-1 starts to ascend a few feet from the ground. The LLRV begins to move to the right. LLVR slightly tilts in flight. LLRV malfunctions and explodes in flight. Astronaut Neil Armstrong parachuting to safety after ejecting from the LLRV moments before it crashed. LLRV debris crash into Ellington AFB. LLRV-1 burning after crashing on the ground. The LLVR-1 malfunctioned from a loss of helium pressure caused depletion of the hydrogen peroxide used for the reserve attitude thrusters.