...Over the course of American history few things have captured Americans’ hearts and imaginations the way that the Apollo moon missions have. Neil Armstrong’s famous quote, “That’s one small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind”, is as synonymous with American culture as apple pie or baseball. Armstrong’s moonwalk was the pride of his home country and fascinated people across the globe. This was not the only event from the lunar missions to seize the world’s collective attention. On April 11, 1970 NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) launched the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, also known as Odyssey (Journey Through the Galaxy). About two and a half days after take-off Apollo 13 experienced an explosion to an oxygen tank which then led to many systems’ failure and put the lives of the crew on board in danger (Dumoulin). The other famous quote from these lunar missions was born when Jack Swigert, the command module pilot, radioed in to report, “Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” (Dumoulin). While these two incidents made heroes out of men, the less talked about discoveries made from the Apollo missions are truly remarkable. Scientists were able to study information gathered and form new theories on how and what formed the moon. In addition to that, the technologies involved in getting men to the moon and allowing them to explore led to innovations used here on Earth. During the early 1960’s America was locked in a bitter cold war with the Soviet Union...
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...Dedicated with regards to my Parents [pic] ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The project of such magnitude cannot be accomplished without the assistance and co-operation of several people. Exchange of ideas generates a new object to work in a better way. So, whenever a person is helped and co-operation by others, his heart is bound to pay gratitude and is not merely formalities but an expression of deep sense of gratitude and cumulative appreciation. Now first and foremost, I feel highly obliged to Mr. R. K. Sharma, District Manager: Apollo Tyres Ltd. Muzaffarpur who got me placed for project training, which had sent materials, according to my topic for execution in order to perform the work for preparing this dissertation. I would like to mention something special about my supervisor Mr. Vipin Kumar, (Asst. Professor) L.N.Mishra College of Business Management, Muzaffarpur, and making acknowledgement that without his kind co-operation, attention, wise guidance and a regular feedback from me, my mission would not have been fulfilled its milestone. I have not the desired word power to express my heartiest gratitude regards reverence and indebtness to him. I also acknowledge with a deep sense of reverence, my gratitude towards of my parents and member of my family, who has always supported me morally as well as economically. [Md. Nishat Alam] PREFACE As it is said ............"The theory without practice is lame and...
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...Myles Connor 9-20-13 Mr.Litwin English Composition Apollo Greek God Apollo's Appearance: A young man with curly golden hair. Symbol or Attribute: The Sun itself, the lyre (a type of musical instrument), the bow, and the chariot he drives across the sky daily. Apollo's Strengths: Creative, handsome, supportive of all the arts of civilization. Weaknesses: Like his father Zeus, Apollo is all too happy to enjoy the charms of nymphs, as well as the occasional youth, and his conquests number in the dozens. Birthplace of Apollo: On the sunny Greek island of Delos, where he was born along with his twin sister, Artemis. Another tradition gives the islands of Lato, now called Paximadia, off the southern coast of Crete. Spouse: Apollo had many encounters, but no marriages. Flings with Cassandra, to whom he gave the gift of prophecy; Daphne, who fled from his embrace and turned into a laurel tree; and Calliope, with whom he had a child, Orpheus. Apollo's Children: The enchanting semi-divine singer Orpheus and Asklepios, god of healing, are the most famous of Apollo's offspring. Some Major Temple Sites of Apollo: The mountain town of Delphi, where a few columns from an early temple of Apollo still stand. The island of Delos is also sacred to him, but there is no temple remaining there today. Basic Story: Apollo was the son of the supreme Greek god Zeus and Leto, a nymph. Zeus's wife Hera was outraged and convinced the earth to refuse to allow Leto...
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...the 45th anniversary of the epic Apollo 11 flight that landed the first humans on the moon and safely returned them to Earth. Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched from Florida on July 16, 1969. Armstrong and Aldrin ventured out onto the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. The two men spent 21.5 hours on the moon before taking off from the lunar surface to meet up with Collins in the command module and fly back to Earth. Main Story: The Future of Moon Exploration, Lunar Colonies and Humanity NASA astronauts returned to the surface of the moon on multiple missions, however, no human has touched down on the natural satellite's surface since 1972. Space.com's complete coverage of the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing appears below: Video: Exclusive: Buzz Aldrin Remembers Moon's 'Magnificent Desolation' Exclusive: Buzz Aldrin Remembers Moments Before the Moon Apollo 11 Retrospective: 'One We Intend To Win' Apollo 11 45th Anniversary - NASA Administrator Remembers Space Station Salutes Apollo 11 45th Anniversary Infographics and Multimedia: Apollo Quiz: Test Your Moon Landing Memory NASA's Historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing in Pictures How the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Worked: Infographic Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Moonwalker, in Photos Story Coverage: Thursday, July 24 Apollo 11's Vintage Tech: The Most Amazing Moon Landing Innovations From lunar landers and computers to moon boots and more, NASA's Apollo 11 mission pioneered some amazing...
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...Does Apollo Hospital Madras provide superior value to its customers, shareholders, and employees through a well designed service system – in other words is it a breakthrough service organization? Yes Apollo Madras provide superior value to its customers, share holders and employees.Apollo has well designed service system and it is a breakthrough organization. Apollo’s greatest strength is the first mover advantage. They were among the pioneers in setting up quality private hospitals in India. Since they were able to provide world class medical service at affordable rates, this became a value for customers. Government also helped them eventually by getting rid of many financial and regulatory obstacles. Liberalization of private sector was a boon. Apollo were good pay masters as far India was concerned and this enabled them to attract talent. Doctors who wanted to come back to their country of origin were more than happy to join Apollo. The hospital imported latest equipments and had a good success rate. By using sound marketing, they were able to build a brand name very quickly. The successful surgery of Vice-President of India was a major break through for them in brand building. India’s growing middle class were the target segment for Apollo Hospitals. The patients were ready to pay for quality treatment and this segment was growing at more than 8%. Also they had little or no competition in Chennai especially from the poorly managed Government hospitals. Apollo was started...
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...1996 Apollo Hospitals of India (A) Dr. Prathap Reddy's office was filled with flowers. The tags conveyed birthday greetings from employees of Apollo Hospitals Madras and former patients, including the vice president of India. Reddy greeted a steady parade of well-wishers and paused to chat warmly by telephone with a former janitor who had called from the United States. Throughout the day, employees greeted “the Chairman” with smiles, hugs, and gifts. Dr. Reddy had founded Apollo Hospitals Madras in 1983 as the first corporate hospital in India. It offered sophisticated treatment in a comprehensive range of medical specialties. Stateof-the-art medical technology, operated by skilled technicians, complemented superior doctors, many of whom had left lucrative jobs in Europe and North America to come to Apollo. Other entrepreneurs had followed Apollo into the market, building several dozen corporate hospitals to compete with Apollo and its government-run forerunners. Since Apollo’s founding, the quality of medical care in India had improved substantially for those who could pay. Despite competition, though, Apollo Hospitals Madras remained a leader in the provision of top-quality medical care and had made a profit for 10 straight years. Reddy had been joined at Apollo by his four daughters, who took prominent roles in the company. Having introduced a new form of medical business to India, the family entered 1995 hoping to expand the availability of Apollo-quality...
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...The Twelve Olympian gods wouldn’t be complete without Apollo, god of the sun, music, poetry, healing, prophecy, archery, disease (mostly death-dealing plagues), purification, and a defender of all herds and flocks. His many symbols are the chariot, the kithara/lyre (a gift he received from Hermes), the laurel tree, and mice, ones who are suppose to help him with his prophecies. He is the son of Zeus and Letos, along with his twin sister, Artemis. In art, he is portrayed as being a very attractive and beardless man with golden, curly hair. He is frequently shown holding a lyre or a bow. I chose to do this project on him because one of my favorite songs talks about the infamous story behind Apollo and Daphne. I’m very curious about this Greek god and the myth as well. After being born on the Island of Delos in Asia Minor, Apollo traveled to Delphi. He was originally there to pick laurels, but little did he know that the place was already inhabited by Gaea and her son, Pythia. This is the beginning of the well-known myth, Delphi: Oracle of Apollo… When Apollo found out that Pythia lived in Delphi, he instantly slay him, for Apollo thought that Pythia had raped Letos when she was pregnant with him and Artemis. Even though it wasn’t proven whether that was really true, Apollo was still severely punished because Pythia was the son of Gaea, Mother Earth. Therefore, Apollo was forced to do eight, long years of menial tasks. Despite this, he later claimed Delphi as his own and ironically...
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...February 29, 2012 Apollo 11 Controlling Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the astronauts that were a part of the Apollo 11 mission. I. The main crew A. Neil Armstrong-Commander B. Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.-Lunar Module Pilot C. Michael Collins-Command Module Pilot II. The launch information A. July 16, 1969 B. 9:32 a.m. C. Launch pad 39A D. Saturn-V AS 506 E. High Bay 1 F. Mobile Launch Platform 1 G. Firing room 1 III. Landing A. July 24,1969 B. 12:50 p.m. C. Pacific Ocean D. Recovery ship USS Hornet IV. Objective A. To complete a national goal set by president John F. Kennedy B. On May 25, 1961 C. Perform a crewed lunar landing and return to earth V. Armstrong A. He was already “ gazed skyward” at age six B. On his sixteenth birthday he got his pilot’s license C. He was a navy pilot in the Korean War and flew seventy-eight combat missions D. After graduating he test flew NASA’s rocket-driven X-15 E. He spent two hours and twenty minutes on the moon for the first time F. He was a professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati between 1971-1979 1. During 1982-1992 he was chairman of computing technologies for Aviation Inc. Charlottesville, Virginia G. First man to walk on the moon H. Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio on August 5, 1930 VI. Buzz Aldrin A. He was a studious highschooler and football player at Montclair...
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...Apollo Apollo is the god of music, light, and reason. Artemis was his older twin sister of whom he was very protective over. He set Artemis’s friend for death when he believed they were getting too close. He was given arrows of sun and fire from his father, Zeus, while his sister was given peaceful arrows. A chariot with white swans was given to him by Zeus to win the oracle of Delphi. Artemis Artemis is a strong hunter and an independent woman. Apollo, her twin brother is the god of light and music, while she is known to roam the night. Artemis never wants to marry, her companions are the creatures. Whenever she notices a hunter she will transform them into a deer and shoot them. Her shots...
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...The purpose of the Apollo missions was to land men on the moon. President Kennedy wanted this to happen to show American ingenuity. The main motivation behind the Apollo program was curiosity. People wanted to know about the moon in greater detail. Everybody can see the moon obviously, but scientists wanted to know what is was like on the moon’s surface. Some questions asked that led to the Apollo missions include: How can we get a better understanding of our moon? Is it possible to send humans to other worlds? What is the moon made of? Many discoveries were made from the Apollo missions. One of them was about the moon’s surface. We found out that the moon’s surface is very similar to the earth’s surface in the...
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...Apollo 13 Cinematic Analysis Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard is the heartbreaking true story of the Apollo 13 crew on their journey to Mars. The film teaches the viewers the theme that everyone must make the best of what they get and adapt to an ever changing environment. The movie starts by introducing the 3 members of the Apollo 13 mission.The members are Jim Lovell as mission commander, Jack Swigert the backup command module pilot, and Fred Haise the lunar module pilot. Lovell’s team gets a surprise call up to man the mission as the original astronauts catch the measles. From there on the crew is preparing for the Apollo 13 mission to the moon. On April 11 the spacecraft takes off on its long journey to the moon and everything appears...
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...Throughout the Movie Apollo 13, the stages of group development were applied. Forming the first stage of group development. Was prevalent early in the movie when the crew first found out that they were supposed to be on the Apollo 13 mission there was a bit of confusion among the crew and their families. The crew had to work with each other and learn each others strengths and weaknesses, this was most noticeably displayed while the crew was practicing in the flight simulator. Not long after the initial formation of the group pilot Ken mattingly was forced to be removed from the crew due to possible medical problems, he was replaced by Jack Swigert. This reform caused a setback and the crew had to relearn each others strength and weaknesses. Storming , the second stage of group development, really began after the crew had successfully launched into space and then began having problems. The storming began when one of the engines went out forcing the crew to continue with only 4. Not long after that the connection on one of the oxygen tanks had burst. Which caused a landslid of other problems for th crew. The crew began getting frustrated and started blaming each other for the problems that were happening. Jack Swigert seemed to get the most of this blame. The Crew eventually collected themselves and began the process of Norming. Instead of continuing...
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...Apollo 13 Essay Apollo 13 was one of the most terrifying and suspenseful events that happened in history. Directors and authors try their best to create an environment where the reader or viewer can feel they were there when it happened. The author or director creates suspense in many ways. In text the author may use descriptions, vivid verbs, phrases that cause fear, and frightening facts. In movies, directors can create suspense by using music, different angles with camera shots, lighting, and characters emotions. In the book “The Race to Save Apollo 13” the author Michael Useem created suspense in multiple ways. One of those ways he created suspense was the phrases that would cause fear. One of the phrases is when Kranz was on the phone with Chris Kraft “…It seems there’s been an explosion.” This phrase creates suspense because it’s not specifically telling the reader what happened. It also makes the reader wonder what will happen next. In the movie, Apollo 13 directed by Ron Howard, there are different ways of how suspense was created. When astronaut Lovell tells Houston “there is something leaking into space”, the director used camera angles to create suspense. Ron Howard, the director, used a camera shot that showed the oxygen leaking into space. This makes the viewer be on the edge of their seat because they will want to know what will happen next. At both of these parts the author and director used different techniques to keep drawling in their audience. Another example...
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...What do you say when someone insists that the first ever moon landing never really happened? And how do we really know the moon landing really happened? There's countless hoax about how the moon landing was fake but there's a vast amount of evidence that supports the fact that humans did really land on the moon in 1969. Humans first stepped on the moon on July 20, 1969. Achieving one of mankind's greatest exploration accomplishments. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon and landed the lunar module "Eagle". The crew of Apollo 11 were all experienced astronauts, they had all flown missions into space before. Mission planners at NASA studied the lunar surface for two years, they were searching...
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...Three, two, one… The sky roared into a fiery red as the rocket shot into the sky, calming the surrounding atmosphere into a sudden silence. This was the launch of the Apollo 13 mission. Three astronauts, Lovell, Swigart, and Haise, were sent on this mission to explore a hilly section on the moon. So far, the mission was going as planned and very well, at least for now. No one knew of the catastrophe that was soon coming. When Swigart was instructed to “turn on the fans inside the oxygen tanks,” all went downhill. Seconds after the simple task was complete, there was a loud crash. “Faulty wiring in an oxygen tank had triggered an explosion.” Even though many thought of the mission as a failure, it was successful. This was because of a flawless mission that went completely downhill, but turned into something even greater than bringing back samples from the moon; it turned into using the astronauts and NASA engineer’s ingenuity to save this important mission. Sometimes, things don’t work out the way you want them to, but that’s when you can reach the greatest success of all. These men had to “do everything in their power to bring the astronauts home.”...
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