Be sure to provide a description of each major character, their leadership style, and why you believe they were important to the story. Brief Summary Movie-APOLLO 13 NASA’s Apollo 13 mission was a mission to the moon, but because of mechanical problems the Apollo 13 not only failed to reach the moon, it was almost lost. The Apollo 13" mission showed men solving problems with their intelligence, their skill sets, bravery and most of all teamwork. This mission raised issues of loyalty for the
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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
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Alen Sonny Mr. Lewis APUSH Period 5 13 April, 2014 The War between Communism and Democracy for Dominance of Space The Space Race was a war of firsts between the United States of America and the Union Soviet Socialist Republics. But it was also the culmination of the dreams of man for many millennia and the team who worked on the space programs was able to discover what so many of the people that came before and after them could only dream of. It was an endeavor that all of humanity was invested
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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
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Columbia Space Shuttle Simulation (LINDA HAM) 1. How would you characterize the culture of NASA? What are its strengths and weaknesses? NASA was created in 1958 to give the United States of America a position in the “space race” after the Soviet Union launched the satellite “Sputnik” into orbit. The goal of NASA was to put a man into orbit before any other country and shortly after that was completed, the new goal was to put a man on the moon. NASA gained recognition from all over the world
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experienced project managers—the people who worked on Apollo (the mission to the Moon) and built the first space shuttle. Yet, we have few programs designed to bring their wisdom into our institutional memory. In the past 10 years, the budgets on our missions have been radically reduced, missions have multiplied ten-fold, and our scientists and engineers have been pushed to the limits. Three years ago, we endured the highly publicized failure of two missions to Mars. NASA as a whole, and JPL in
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Matt Murphy 11/1/13 Period 7 The Gemini Program The Gemini Program For millennia, mankind has stared up at the stars and imagined successful navigation throughout the final frontier. The inception of NASA’s Gemini Program in 1962 during the Space Race with the Soviet Union fulfilled the yearning of many star-gazers throughout history. It is truly a testament to human progress that with the Gemini Program we broke once inconceivable barriers and left this world we call our home if only for
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(see below for more details). Much of the following was adapted from the sci.space FAQ. Past Missions Luna 2 impact on the surface of the Moon 1959 (USSR) Luna 3 first photos of the far side of the Moon 1959 (USSR) Mariner 2 the first successful probe to flyby Venus in December of 1962, and it returned information which confirmed that Venus is a very hot (800 degrees Fahrenheit, now revised to 900 degrees F.) world with a cloud-covered atmosphere composed primarily of carbon dioxide. (more
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ITT SP2750 Writing Exercise 2 (Apollo 13) 1. It helped them focus on the new goal, and one common goal of immediately returning home, rather than the original goal of landing on the moon. The disappointment of not being able to land on the moon was short-lived once the one and only remaining goal was established and made clear to all. 2. It would be pointless and a waste of time to focus on features of the space craft that were damaged, no longer functioning, or would decrease the success
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Pat Mouwdy 0831545 ESS 102 AE The Curiosity Mars Rover has become a Twitter celebrity these past couple years. In the upcoming science-fiction paper, we will be taking a look inside the mind of curiosity to see what his day-to-day life is like on Mars. Specifically, it will discuss Curiosity’s inception, construction, fictitious rise to sentience, journey to Mars, as well as give a glimpse into its first couple years on the Red Planet. The aim of this paper is to explore the technological advancements
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