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    these problems yet. As we all know, Apollo 13 which was designed by NASA, was the seventh manned mission to go on the moon in 1970. The trip took 5 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes, and 41 seconds. The trip encountered the biggest problem when one of the oxygen tanks exploded; air was being circulated at a very specific rate, and the tank explosion led to an increase in the amount of Carbon dioxide and a reduction in circulating the air. Despite the explosion, Apollo 13 made it back on our planet after

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    Apollo is also known as Phoebus , a well-respected individual is the know god of many things. To begin with, the god of music, as he plays a golden lyre(harp). The god plagues and of healing as he gives the science of medicine to man. Secondly, the god of light, as he carry’s the sun. Finally, the god of truth and oracles as the patron who gave wisdom in Delphi. Apollo had a very important task, which was to acquire his four-horse chariot and drag the sun across the sky each and every day. Furthermore

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    Apollo is also known as Phoebus , a well-respected individual is the know god of many things. To begin with, the god of music, as he plays a golden lyre(harp). The god plagues and of healing as he gives the science of medicine to man. Secondly, the god of light, as he carry’s the sun. Finally, the god of truth and oracles as the patron who gave wisdom in Delphi. Apollo had a very important task, which was to acquire his four-horse chariot and drag the sun across the sky each and every day. Furthermore

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    Apollo is a major Greek god, who is a son of Zeus. His father is the king of the gods, which makes Apollo important. Along with that he has a twin goddess, Artemis, whom is the goddess of the hunt. But, Apollo is a young, mature, male beauty, and someone who embodiment of moral excellence. Golden-haired Apollo also started to represent physical perfection.Attributes that Apollo had were light, music, art, poetry, reason, medicine, and beauty. Having the name Phoebus Apollo he became the god of light

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    After the Apollo 13 mission, the entire crew had to come up with, test, and solve problems that happened during the mission. They had to create and solve more potential hazards for future missions (Al-Khatib 6). The changes that the Apollo 13 mission created in space exploration helped NASA attain their Fra Mauro landing goal. After correcting the known issues, and employing advanced technology, Apollo 14 completed Apollo 13's mission (Smithsonian 5). The crewmembers on-board Apollo 13 continued

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    On July 16, 1969 the Apollo 11 launching was held at Cape Kennedy, Florida marking the beginning of the long awaited mission. Four days after the launching of Apollo 11, roughly 530 million watched Neil Armstrong take the first steps on the moon and heard the famous words, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” The moon, long the

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    INTRODUCTION Apollo 13, the 1995 motion picture directed by Ron Howard, is the true story of Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert, a team of astronauts reassigned to a space flight with diminished preparation time. This routine mission to the moon suddenly becomes a survival mission to safely return home to Earth. The film details the circumstances affecting two separate but cohesive teams. The purpose of this case analysis is to identify the critical events, explain the underlying causes of

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    Union continued to become more hostile. There was no clear winner in sight, and America was desperate for a definitive victory, it was this moment, in this very moment that they finally had one, and they clung to it. This moment was, of course, the Apollo 11 moon landing on the 20th of July, 1969. However, as with many famous events captured in the public eye, it wasn't long before conspiracies began to unfold. Some began to question the validity of the photographs and videos associated with the moon

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    also called Apollo 11. Apollo 11 was an event that took place in the 1960’s when Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins went to the moon. This is a significant event that is still talked about today. These reasons should explain why Apollo 11 is significant in the world today. A lot of people were involved in the Apollo 11. The president was involved, and a lot of people watched the 3 men when they came back from the moon. This makes a significance because if the Apollo 11 was not important

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    On, April 11, 1970 Nasa launched the Apollo 13 mission to send three astronauts. To the moon , and mark the third named lunar landing. The mission aimed to send Commander Jim Lovell and lunar module pilot Fred Haise to the lunar surface while command module pilot Jack Swigert remained in orbit. But on April 13, the mission suffered a crippling explosion that would nearly doom the spaceflight and its crew. But Apollo 13 carried an oxygen tank with a troubled history. The tank had been damaged in testing

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