Apollo 13

It was April 13 at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. A 360-foot rocket was ready for liftoff. Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swiger were inside ready for their space adventure. The adventure to space was 240,00 miles which would take them 3 days. The Apollo 13 mission was to land on the moon and explore a hilly section called Fra Mauro to collect some 4 Billion year old rocks and sand from the moons surface to research it when they got back to earth. Everything was going fine until the astronauts

Did you know that one flip of a switch almost cost the lives of three astronauts? On April 13, 1970 three astronauts were blasted into space to go on a mission to explore a section of the moon called Fra Mauro. Every thing was perfect until they were preparing to land on the moon. Faulty wiring caused an explosion in their spacecraft, which drained their oxygen and power. The three men then had to move back and forth between two different space crafts. There were many problems along the way, but

Do you ever wonder if Apollo 13 was a successful mission? The Apollo 13 mission was supposed to be to go to the moon and get rocks,but that didn’t happen. However, Apollo 13 was a successful failure because it was a mission to the moon, with many challenges along the way, as well as a free fall back to earth. First, the launch to the moon started out great,but they didn’t make it. According to the text, it said “they blasted off at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.” Next, the mission was mainly to

information that he could provide and then told them to come up with a solution to their situation. Teamwork: Teamwork was a core focus during the mission. Before any difficulties occurred, teamwork was utilized for preparation during the launch of Apollo 13. The entire room full of the NASA team, was working together on different parts of the launch program to assure that everything went as smoothly as possible and that each person was doing a specified task. During which the problem occurred, the crew

book, Lost in Outer Space: The Incredible Journey of Apollo 13 by Tod Olson, there’s a major conflict in the plot. Lost in Outer Space is about the Apollo 13 disaster that happened in 1970. The conflict is created when a malfunction happens and their ship is doomed. They have no hope of getting back to earth but somehow they do. That was a brief summary but the next 3 paragraphs will get into more detail analyzing what happened. When Apollo 13 took off and was first in space everything appeared

I read on the discussion board, that toward the end of the film Apollo 13, one of the characters calls what happened to the mission a successful failure. I was asked to discuss, what does successful failure mean to me? In addition, to describe successful failure in the film’s storyline, that I chose. Successful failure means to me a person tries hard at achieving something, and always runs into a roadblock, which represents failure. Their will come a time, through many failures, but determined perseverance

I watched the movie Apollo 13. This movie was about the Americans making yet another trip to the moon. For the astronauts that were going to the moon, it was a very powerful time for them. It was a goal that they had been working on getting to all of their lives. When they were in space, problems began to arise. The four men soon realized that they were not going to take that special step on the moon. Instead, they had to fight for their life to get their ship back to earth. In the end, they

Was Apollo 13’s mission a Success or a Failure. It was a Failure there objective was to “They were to gather samples of the moon sandy dirt and and 4-billion-year old rocks”. In the article “Disaster in Space” it says the “Apollo 13 mission was over a failed mission that would go down in history as one of NASA’s greatest success’s”. because of that it was a failure. Also from the article “Disaster in space” it says “Apollo 13 was supposed to be a research mission to the moon”. Another reason

Apollo 13 (7/11) Movie CLIP - Square Peg in a Round Hole (1995) HD I must admit, that I truly enjoy our weekly video clips; and this week was no exception when viewing Apollo 13! The leader is Ed Harris; as evidenced by the three gentlemen that communicate the problem directly to him and await his directive. Ed Harris applied effective communication skills by listening attentively using eye contact to indicate concern. He also used humor to slightly diffuse this highly emotional situation when he

The film, “Apollo 13”, directed by Ron Howard, demonstrates leadership throughout many aspects. From the main character and astronaut Jim Lovell taking control of a life-threatening situation, to mission control helping the crew remain calm and collected, the entire movie represented how important it is to show these characteristics when trying to achieve success. In order to reach said goals, one must demonstrate charisma, creativity, and appropriate communication with others, and must be confident