Apollo 13

Union launching the first artificial satellite in outer space. This feat of technology could place the U.S. as a national symbol of power. When war took over the attention of government the Apollo missions were no longer a priority. Apollo missions were now funded by public and private donations. The Apollo 13 mission was the last flight after almost failing. NASA was able regain support for space exploration through the Shuttle Era, but had to start from scratch. In the mean time the unmanned robotic

Apollo 13- Leadership during a crisis Lessons learned from Gene Kranz Introduction: Every employee of NASA should known the tragic event of Apollo 13; At that time in 1970 the three astronauts James Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert had to abort their mission to flight to the moon due to an explosion of an oxygen tank. They had to fight against, carbon dioxide, coldness, a lack of energy and the almost certain death. Despite of a distance of 205,000 miles the three men made it back to earth

When people undertake missions it isn’t always dangerous. There are many reasons someone would want to undertake a mission. In Barrio Boy and Apollo 13 they have to accomplish many challenges to overcome their missions. Certain missions or challenges can increase the desire to accomplish them. In order to undertake a mission you must work hard, trust people, and believe you can achieve your goals. Ernesto wanted to speak and understand english , but had to overcome many obstacles. Ernesto had

People undertake a mission because the they want to achieve great goals. For example, Ernesto and the Apollo 13 Crew (Joe Kerwin, Jack Swigert, and Jack Lovell) achieved their missions by trusting someone to help them advance towards their goals. They were also consistent about working hard to achieve their goal. Lastly, they were all motivated towards achieving this goal. Unlike the Apollo 13 Crew, Ernesto was initially not as driven to achieve his goal. Ernesto wanted to fit into his entirely

What drives us to undertake a mission? Many things can drive us to undertake a mission. Even two completely different stories can have the same thing that drives them to undertake their mission. In the article, “Apollo 13 Mission Highlights” the crew wanted to survive and return home safely and in the memoir Barrio Boy, Ernesto wanted to fit in and learn the english language; both were driven to undertake their mission because of determination to succeed, trust and the ability to work together

"OK, Houston, we 'Ve had a problem,” - A famous quote that came from a famous event in time. On April 13, 1970, one event changed a space expedition to space in an instant. Space Travel seems difficult already, but when you add an explosion in the mix, it becomes a whole new game. Apollo 13 one of the Apollo missions that will not be forgotten. Three American astronauts hoping for a great trip to space until their oxygen tank exploded and their spacecraft was ruined. Thankfully everything

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

take the main character from a book and then compare he/she to itself at the the end of the book or series you will notice some similarities but you will also notice that the character usually has changed or matured. The Odyssey, Red Queen, and Apollo 13 all follow the same structure known as the Hero’s Journey. Hero’s Journey to me means the Journey the hero takes to reach his end goal, it might be to save a damsel in distress or the goal could be trying not to get sent to war (like it was with

1. Who were the main characters in the movie? Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton), Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris were the main characters in the movie. 2. What was the main problem that had to be solved? The main problem was space shift had limited power, and limited oxygen. They had to bring the astronauts to the earth safe. They had to solved technical problems and limited power, also they lost of oxygen. 3. Why did this problem occur, and what was the

command pilot for Gemini 12, command module pilot of Apollo 8, back-up commander for Apollo 11, and commander of Apollo 13. In May 1971, he became Deputy Director of Science and Applications at the Johnson Space Center. He retired from NASA and the Navy in March 1973. John L. Swigert, Jr., Command Module Pilot, was born August 30, 1931 in Denver, Colorado. He received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from