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    "Apollo 13" By starring Tom Hanks‚ Apollo 13 is a American drama film based on the book of "Last Moon" by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. At the begining‚ Jim (Tom Hanks)‚ Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise) are the crew assigned to the Appllo 13 spacecraft. Their vision is to walk on the moon. However‚ few days before launching‚ Ken was informed that he could not fly because he had in exposed to the measles a week before. Jack Swigert took his place only with three days of

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    Apollo 13 Film Analysis | Andrew Hendrian | MG306/CO342Dr. Kruml & Dr. Curtin | | Apollo 13 Final Paper Outline 1. Culture (Subculture) a. Collaborative i. Work constantly done or completed in teams b. Innovative ii. Find ways to do impossible things – make the O fit into the square c. Arrogant iii. We will not fail‚ “Failure is not an option” – Gene Kranz d. Comfort level within teams iv. They did not want to

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    In the move Apollo 13 the stages of group development can be seen in the relationships with the Astronauts Lovell‚ Haise‚ Mattingly and Swigert. When we first see the Astronauts they are a well-oiled machine. They know each other’s movements and they can predict what one another is going to do next. The Astronauts are confident in each other which make them more confident in the success of their mission. Then Mattingly is removed from the mission just two days before take-off and replaced with

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    Apollo 13 History

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    1970‚ Apollo 13 was launched. It was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the moon. Apollo 13 and Space Exploration was a big event for the world and it still impacts us today of what we know about space. This period of time when Apollo 13 was launched and the Space Race was active was during the Cold War‚ 1947-1991. Despite Apollo 13 was a life and death situation for the people on board and the original mission was a failure. Apollo 13 was

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    Apollo 13 Synopsis On July 20‚ 1969‚ veteran astronaut Jim Lovell hosts a party for other astronauts and their families‚ who watch on television as their colleague Neil Armstrong takes his first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Lovell‚ who orbited the Moon on Apollo 8‚ tells his wife Marilyn that he intends to return‚ to walk on its surface. On October 30‚ while giving a VIP tour of NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building‚ Lovell is informed by his boss Deke Slayton that he and his crew

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    Apollo 13 Assignment

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    Apollo 13 Assignment 1. • Sputnik-1 - USSR - (1957)- First artificial satellite. • Pioneer 0 - USA Lunar Orbiter - (August 17‚ 1958) -First stage exploded. • Luna 3 - USSR Lunar Far Side Flyby - (October 4‚ 1959) - First image of the Moon’s hidden side • Apollo 11 - USA Lunar Manned Lander -Apollo 11 was the first manned lunar landing‚ which took place on July 20‚ 1969 2. The Apollo 13 malfunction was caused by an explosion and rupture of oxygen tank no. 2 in the service module

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    Apollo 13 Thesis

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    1970 Apollo 13 took flight to the moon. Fred Haise‚ Jack Swigert‚ and Jim Lovell were the three men who had the privilege to be the three astronauts that would man this flight to the moon. Days before the mission‚ the original main pilot‚ Ken Mattingly was exposed to the measles and was believed to have fallen ill‚ so back up pilot Jim Lovell was called in to replace him. Now that the crew had been assembled it was time for launch. Before the three men had taken on the challenge of Apollo 13 they

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    Apollo 13 Failure

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    “One small step for a man‚ one giant leap for mankind” These were the first words said on the moon by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong. The Apollo program was a series of rocket launches by nasa to get us to our moon‚ starting with Apollo 1‚ and leading through to 13‚ in this essay‚ you will learn about 3 of the missions. To start‚ apollo 1 was the fateful beginning of the program. Three astronauts‚ Virgil Grissom‚ Edward white and Roger Chaffee were onboard doing a final preflight test. Under

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    The actual launch of the Apollo 13 was on April 11‚ 1970. Two days into the mission it looked like the smoothest flight that the Apollo program had ever seen. "The spacecraft is in real good shape as far as we are concerned. We’re bored to tears down here." said Joe Kerwin of mission control (3). At 55 hours the crew held a TV broadcast for 49 minutes where they showed off their living conditions and how they worked in weightless situations. Nine minutes after the broadcast mission control instructed

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    Apollo 13 - Paper 5

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    INTRODUCTION Apollo 13‚ the 1995 motion picture directed by Ron Howard‚ is the true story of Jim Lovell‚ Fred Haise‚ and Jack Swigert‚ a team of astronauts reassigned to a space flight with diminished preparation time. This routine mission to the moon suddenly becomes a survival mission to safely return home to Earth. The film details the circumstances affecting two separate but cohesive teams. The purpose of this case analysis is to identify the critical events‚ explain the underlying causes of

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