Apollo 13: A Short Story

“We are going to go up to the Earth’s orbit and make a drop once we get caught in it.” John said.

“Back when I was in school I was always fascinated, about stars and the planets.”

Minutes after the explosion, the three astronauts abandoned the main ship for the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module acted as a lifeboat for the crew (Redmond 18). Swigert tells Earth that it looks like the earth is coming towards them like a speeding train (Excerpts of Talks 10). They turned off the Command and Service Modules (Jones 3-3). "The Command Module had to be "powered down" after the accident to avoid depleting its systems and rendering it incapable of performing the reentry operation" (Mission 7).

The astronauts onboard had to figure out an intelligent and safe way to make it back to the ground in one piece. While on their way down to Earth, the three men were ambushed by tons of obstacles and problems that were caused due to the explosion. The LEM didn’t have enough water or power to last them while on their journey back home. The temperature was freezing cold, the ship kept drifting off course, the LEM’s filters stopped working causing the air to be intoxicated with CO2, and they barely slept. All these problems they had were not making this new mission any easier, but all they were able to do is stay calm and hope for the

I sit in front of Sarah, a body covered in a large yellow sheet. I asked her Why Sarah? Why? I knew in my head she was not going to answer this, but my heart was still convinced that we could have one last

The Apollo 11 mission of 1969 marks the biggest leap in technological advancements for humanity. Neil Armstrong is seen taking the first steps on the moon forever making his mark in humanity. However, theories surrounding the moon landing have come to light. Conspiracy theorists say NASA, the National Aeronautics Space Administration, have faked the Apollo 11 moon landing. Yet, present evidence can support the authenticity of the moon landing. Evidence such as photos, rock samples, technology, and computer monitoring support the moon landing. The moon landing of 1969 did happen.

“What if we’ve been able to since it happened? What if everything went back to normal right after? …What if we opened the door, and the power was still on, and everything was as if it never happened?”

“And sometimes the strangest conclusions are the soundest. Perhaps, the earth is flat as well.” He grinned.

Then Eraser fires back”What did earth say to the other planets You guys have no

17 minutes after entering the Earth’s atmosphere in the Columbia Space Shuttle, 7 NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronauts were disintegrated above Texas. On February 01, 2003, the mission, STS-107 was nearly complete. The Columbia Space Shuttle crew of Rick Douglas Husband, William “Willie” Cameron McCool, Michael P. Anderson, Ilan Ramon, David McDowell Brown, Kalpana “KC” Chawla, and Laurel Blair Salton Clark were in the midst of a routine landing and completion of their mission at the Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle and it’s crew began entry into the atmosphere at 8:43 a.m. EST and within 17 minutes, the shuttle was destroyed all were dead. Initial reaction to the tragedy sparked rumors of a terrorist plot; nevertheless, an investigation was launched to determine the true cause and the events leading up to the catastrophe. Unbeknownst to the public, a section of foam insulation had fragmented from the propellant tank and struck the left wing during takeoff, 15 days prior. NASA management drew fierce criticism and condemnation, as the flaw was detected by NASA immediately after takeoff, but nothing was attempted to correct it. During their descent through Earth’s atmosphere, the crew aboard the Columbia Space Shuttle were relaxed, even joking and filming videos—completely oblivious to their impending, imminent deaths at the result of human and technical failures.

"Does that mean we have to crash through the mountain?" Zoro asked while raising his eyebrow.

“Calculate time to impact and all possible devastation scenarios. The hit could easily render that planet useless and I don’t want to waste my time if that is the case.”

Since ancient times, men have gazed upon the cosmic ocean above our heads wondering what could be out there. In the last 2 centuries human kind has made a huge leap in technology and science, from horse drawn carriages to spaceships capable to send us into space. What used to be considered science fiction now is considered science fact. In 1969, Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the moon, opening the path towards the stars. One problem that we encounter is distance. The closest star to Earth, beside the Sun, is Alpha Centauri B, being situated at 4.24 light years away. This means if we were traveling at the speed of light, we would need 4 years to get to the star, but the fastest man-made object is the Voyager 1, a space probe launched by NASA in 1977, reaching the speed of 17 kilometers per second (compared to 300,000 kilometers per second, the speed of light). This means it will take over 74,000 years to reach Alpha Centauri B. In order to reach stars in a more effective way, we need to reach higher speeds.

Eight year after President Kennedy’s challenge to put humans on the moon, NASA was able to complete the challenge.

“And there’s no telling where we are, we could be anywhere,” the pregnant girl said. Whoever makes it out of here, might find that we’re on the planet Mars.”