It was soon discovered that Apollo 13 was venting out oxygen into the outer space and a proper reason for the same was not known. Based on a limited amount of information that was available with the control room at that time‚ it was decided that the leaking oxygen tank needed to be isolated by shutting down the reacting value in the tank. This decision was made despite knowing that Apollo 13 would no longer be able to land on the moon. The possibility of a manufacturing
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Apollo 13 “Houston We ’ve Got A Problem” 12/1/11 Apollo 13 was supposed to be the third mission by NASA to land a space shuttle onto the moon. The crew aboard the ship consisted of James A. Lovell‚ Jr.‚ John L. Swigert‚ Jr.‚ and Fred W. Haise‚ Jr. (KSC). The launch date for Apollo 13 was set for April 11‚ 1970 at 13:13 Houston time (James A. Lovell). The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum summarizes the events of the Apollo 13 incident as “An explosion in one of the oxygen tanks crippled
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Ron Howard’s re-creation of the happenings aboard NASA’s Apollo 13 flight combined some of the biggest talent in Hollywood to produce a masterful film. Apollo 13 takes us back in time‚ to the late 1960’s and early 70’s‚ when America’s NASA space program was thriving and the world stood aside to see who would reach the moon first. The impacts of space program are still evident to this day. It is even said that by beating the Russians to the moon‚ we established ourselves are the top power in the
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excerpt of Barrio Boy‚ Ernesto Galarza moves from Mexico to America. In America‚ Ernesto faces hardships. He wants to fit in. In “Apollo 13: Mission Highlights‚” a group of astronauts are visiting the moon when their oxygen tanks blow up. They are stuck in outer space. They are trying to come home. Ernesto had the goal to fit in and become a good American‚ while the Apollo 13 crew wanted to get back to Earth safely. They both had to be determined‚ have courage in others‚ and work as a team to achieve
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Monique Hernandez Group Dynamics Apollo 13 “Houston‚ we have three heroes” Once a group is formed‚ it continues to grow and develop over time. According to Bruce Tuckman‚ there are four stages of group development; forming‚ storming‚ norming‚ and performing. To give an example of each stage‚ the film Apollo 13 is a great example. Any group who puts to use these four stages will accomplish a lot more than one man. At the start of the film the group is training and preparing for their launch to
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Apollo 13 Questions 1.I’d first have to say that the head of mission control on the ground was definitely important in the salvaging of Apollo 13. He was faced with problem after problem yet he kept a somewhat level head through all of it and managed the engineers and other people involved back at Houston very well. Jim Lovell’s piloting skills played a roll in the crew’s survival as well. When he had to set the ship’s course for Earth manually it took a great deal of skill and patience and
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on the moon‚ and then narrowly making it home to Earth is the story of Apollo 13. When facing issues‚ conflicts‚ and the attainment of goals‚ having the resources of a fully functional manager and team are irreplaceable. A manager that has clear goals and strategies in place is more likely to succeed even when faced with the greatest types of adversity. Every employee of NASA should know about the tragic event of Apollo 13. The background of the team began with the completion between the U.S. and
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Leadership Model Jim Forrest was a skilled professional in related issues managing in substance abuse. Forrest had the opportunity to utilize his abilities as a lead in a mental health center. Forrest began his search for new employees by interviewing each person the same. Forrest talked to each candidate in the same style rather than finding out their strengths and weaknesses so he would have a better idea of where to place them to assist with client care. Although Forrest noticed positive
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Apollo 13 Formations of group dynamics are important to achieving a set of goals set forth by a group of individuals. Groups tend to follow a natural course of cohesion and function. Research has been done to understand group dynamics and one of the most widely accepted models is that of Bruce Tuckman. His research shows groups follow a set path of Forming‚ Storming‚ Norming and Performing. Apollo 13 gives several examples of Tuckman’s model. In the following‚ we will touch briefly on the
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Apollo (Attic‚ Ionic‚ and Homeric Greek: Ἀπόλλων‚ Apollōn (gen.: Ἀπόλλωνος); Doric: Ἀπέλλων‚ Apellōn; Arcadocypriot: Ἀπείλων‚ Apeilōn; Aeolic: Ἄπλουν‚ Aploun; Latin: Apollō) is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless‚ athletic youth)‚ Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun‚ truth and prophecy‚ healing‚ plague‚ music‚ poetry‚ and more. Apollo is
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