Apollo 13: A Short Story

third mission was Apollo 8, and the last mission he took was Apollo 13. Jim lovell was in command of his third mission which was Apollo 8, one of the first to enter the lunar orbit. He was selected as an astronaut by NASA in September 1962 in the mission of Apollo 13 he became the first man to journey twice to the moon. Jim Lovell was ranked as captain in the United States Navy he was the main leader in the mission apollo 13. He was one of the most famous astronaut commander of Apollo 13. April 11, 1970

Latona, the mother of the twins, was hated by Hera for becoming pregnant with Hera’s husband, Jupiter . Hera forbid any sheltering for Latona to give birth under that would help her with child birth . She even held her daughter Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth, from helping Latona in her labor. Jupiter felt sorrow for Latona so her turned into a quail so that she could give birth. Latona looked all over Greece but there was no place that would help her. After wandering aimlessly, she found

adventure they were embarking on. The Apollo program was the world’s most ambitious project ever taken on. When John F. Kennedy proposed the idea of placing a man moon by the end of the 1960’s this was an extremely bold ultimatum too all of those involved in the space program. As we all know NASA achieved the goal when Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969. After America had accomplished this goal and beat the Soviet Union to the moon and then repeated the result on Apollo 12, Americans began to question

Film Review: Apollo 13 Three men shivered in the cold, dark spaceship as it floated through space, unsure if they would return to Earth after the first disaster to occur in space. During the early 1960’s, America was fascinated with the Space Race. The United States became the first country to put a man on the moon, and the exploration did not stop there. Apollo 13 tells the story of three astronauts that were supposed to go to the moon. On the journey there, part of the ship exploded, causing

men to land on the Moon. NASA’s next groundbreaking step achieves exploring Mars to study the planet and sending a crew of people to the red dusty planet. America has learned from the space program that dreadful mistakes do happen, like the failed Apollo missions; nonetheless, learning lessons from the errors helps achieve greatness. NASA impacts America in the present informing the American people of new planets in our solar system that may have life, updating the Moon phases, and guide the future

is quickly reaching extinction. It marks a sharp contrast with the Apollo space program that at its peak captured the American imagination. David L. Chandler reports of that time, “With goose bumps and white knuckles, people followed the crackly radio reports of that first lunar footfall, and they lionized its heroes with tickertape parades” (Chandler, 1). Now, there is none of that level of interest in the space program. In a short span of time, space travel became just an afterthought. “Public interest

Kyle Garrity Mrs. Obbagy English 9H/Period 1 13 September 2017 Hermes Hermes, best known as the god of messengers, is by far one of the most interesting and complex characters on Mount Olympus. As well as being the god of messengers, Hermes is also the the god of thieves, of flock and herds, and of astronomy. He has many stories and myths associated with him and other gods that show his many sides and they prove that he is more than mail boy with winged shoes. We are shown the slyness, intellect

THEMATIC PANEL 6 (ACTS 16:6–19:20) EVALUATION OF THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT Student: DeAnna Martin COLUMN 1 PARAGRAPHS COLUMN 2 IMMEDIATE CONTEXT (STORIES OR SPEECHES) COLUMN 3 MAJOR POINTS COLUMN 4 PANEL TITLE AND THEMATIC SUMMARY STATEMENT 16:6–10 Paul got a vision that his assistance was required in Macedonia Paul was directed to Macedonia by the Holy spirit Paul had to go on his second missionary journey The ministry grew and expanded into areas such as Greece whereby he went on his second and third

in 1969, the motion picture industry began to produce more stories about space travel; thus, a wide variety of space films that appeal to different audiences was created.

THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY (Acts 18:23-Acts 20:38) Paul remained in Antioch of Syria for only a short time before he set out on his third missionary trip. It followed the same path as the previous journey until he reached Antioch in Pisidia. He visited churches in Derbe, Lystra, Iconium and Antioch. From Antioch, he traveled through Laodicea on his way to Ephesus, EPHESUS Ephesus was founded in 1044 B.C. by Greeks. In 53 A.D. the city’s population was about 500,000 and their amphitheater could