Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. This mission sure was quiet a ride. Now the objective of Apollo 13 was to land on the moon and collect moon samples as they had in the previous missions this was all done in idea of President Nixon. Some of the scientific experiments conducted were Atmospheric Electrical Phenomena. In the previous mission, Apollo 12, there was an electrical disturbance as a result of that there
Apollo 13 “There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen, and there are people who wonder what happened. To be successful, you need to be a person who makes things happen” (Lovell). This quote by Jim Lovell is teaching people that you will never accomplish anything if you just sit and watch other people make accomplishments. Before Apollo 13 went into space, scientists had a few problems with assembling the craft, but nothing was considered wrong or messed up.
Movie Clip: Apollo 13 – Scene 3 Third, I would like to discuss the movie “Apollo 13”, which had its premier in 1995 and is based on the real Apollo 13 lunar mission. The movie is categorized as a historical docudrama. This scene is about finding a way to decrease the CO2 level in the spaceship, which has been having a problem with an increasing CO2 level. The crew on earth has to find a way to solve the problem before the astronauts are dying from a too high level of carbon dioxide. The earth
Anniversary of Apollo 13 trip Forty-five years ago today the three astronauts on Apollo 13 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13) were thinking that it was going to be just another day of their moon mission adventure, not knowing that their travel into space was one of the first of NASA’s space missions to actually almost lose the lives of three men: NASA (www.nasa.gov) astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Sy Liebergot. Ruptured Oxygen Tank Causes Apollo 13 Problem Apollo 13 started off its
Gene Kranz is the person I decided to talk about in the role of making the recovery of Apollo 13 a success. Gene at the time, was the Houston Mission Control leader. As the leader, he was responsible for understanding what his men were telling him to figure out a plan to keep the crew of Apollo 13 safe. Once the oxygen tank leakage happened, that meant the cabin would be full of carbon dioxide and not enough oxygen. One quote I caught while listening to the movie was, “Okay now, lets everybody keep
Shuttles were buzzing all around the GSS Lancer and between Conner and Norton trying to take credit for the fighter group escorts of high ranking dignitaries of The Corporation, the one name that was everyone’s tongue was Chief Shine. Of course that didn’t go over well with the Capitan and his First Officer. The two of them took great efforts to change people misconceptions. At every turn they did all they could to minimize the accomplishment that had brought Chief Shine to the attention of
Apollo 13 might not have returned to Earth, if NASA did not encounter, explore, and exchange new ideas. Apollo 13’s intention was to be the third mission to go to the moon. On the way to the moon apollo 13’s oxygen tank failed. This caused NASA to encounter, exchange, and explore new ideas, so that apollo 13 could safely return to Earth.What apollo 13 encountered help future spaceships improve how their oxygen tanks worked. Since apollo 13, there have been no reported oxygen tank failures on board
Apollo 13 Apollo 13 is an incredible film because it is a very realistic dramatization about three amazing astronauts that all wanted to succeed “in” their dream of landing on the moon.This a movie is all about action, suspense, and it keeps you on your toes. I would have to say the protagonist in this film would be Jim Lovell because he is a very level_headed individual, as well as a strong-willed person with a lot of intelligence. One particular thing he loves to do besides being
On April 11th, 1970, James Lovell, John “Jack” Swigert, and Fred Haise left Earth for the moon in the Apollo 13 space shuttle. Just under the 56-hour mark into their journey, James, Jack and Fred faced a life threatening disaster when mission control asked Jack to stir the oxygen tanks. Stirring the oxygen tanks is designed to destratify them to give a better reading of what is left in the tanks. When Jack stirred the tanks the crew heard a loud bang, accompanied by power fluctuations and fire of
Apollo 13: Problems, Creative Problem Solving, and Success The film Apollo 13 follows the historical mission of the Apollo 13 space craft. The film begins by introducing three young astronauts who have been given a once in a lifetime mission to the moon. Throughout their swift six month training, the space program is constantly reminded of the unlucky number 13 tied to the mission’s name. The bad luck begins when one of the crew’s member, Ken, has a blood test come back positive for measles. He