Apollo 13 Lessons
Management Strategies Lessons from Apollo 13
On April 11, 1970, just a few months after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, Apollo 13 flight director Gene Kranz gives the green light from Houston’s Mission Control Center for launch. The problems with the Apollo 13 mission started as soon the rocket climbs into the sky, but the craft successfully reach orbit and followed its trajectory to the moon. The three astronauts responsible for the Apollo 13 mission in space were the mission commander Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert. During the third day into the mission the real problems began. The service module oxygen tank exploded, and due to the collateral damaged from the explosion, the second tank was damage. After the accident, the …show more content…
The chaos arouse in Houston control mission. From this part on, the lesson for a good leadership begins. Ed Harris as Gene Kranz, the flight commander, used the statement “Let’s stay cool people” trying to put an end to the chaos and begin to plan for the new mission; bringing the astronauts safely home. The two leaders portrayed in the movie exhibit valuable management strategies, the main cause in turning this failure mission into a successful …show more content…
This is other management strategy learned from Apollo 13 was when Kranz says: “Forget the flight plan. From this point on, we are improvising a new mission.” He shows how important it is to adapt to changes, and being creative was necessary for the success of this mission. Loftus from Forbes magazine showed in his article how the crew in Houston quickly adapts to the changes and how fast they create innovation that was essential for the success of the mission. This is a statement from NASA that Loftus used in his article; “The most remarkable achievement of mission control was quickly developing procedures for powering up the CM after its long, cold sleep. Flight controllers wrote the documents for this innovation in three days, instead of the usual three months.” (Loftus)
Commitment was another management strategy used in Apollo 13. “Failure is not an option.” This famous statement from the movie shows the commitment from the flight commander to the mission. Kranz by expressing that failure was not an option makes everyone start working toward the mission with the same commitment solving the problems and overcoming the challenges. The whole Houston mission control crew refused to fail and they did whatever they had to bring home safely the three
On April 11, 1970, just a few months after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, Apollo 13 flight director Gene Kranz gives the green light from Houston’s Mission Control Center for launch. The problems with the Apollo 13 mission started as soon the rocket climbs into the sky, but the craft successfully reach orbit and followed its trajectory to the moon. The three astronauts responsible for the Apollo 13 mission in space were the mission commander Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert. During the third day into the mission the real problems began. The service module oxygen tank exploded, and due to the collateral damaged from the explosion, the second tank was damage. After the accident, the …show more content…
The chaos arouse in Houston control mission. From this part on, the lesson for a good leadership begins. Ed Harris as Gene Kranz, the flight commander, used the statement “Let’s stay cool people” trying to put an end to the chaos and begin to plan for the new mission; bringing the astronauts safely home. The two leaders portrayed in the movie exhibit valuable management strategies, the main cause in turning this failure mission into a successful …show more content…
This is other management strategy learned from Apollo 13 was when Kranz says: “Forget the flight plan. From this point on, we are improvising a new mission.” He shows how important it is to adapt to changes, and being creative was necessary for the success of this mission. Loftus from Forbes magazine showed in his article how the crew in Houston quickly adapts to the changes and how fast they create innovation that was essential for the success of the mission. This is a statement from NASA that Loftus used in his article; “The most remarkable achievement of mission control was quickly developing procedures for powering up the CM after its long, cold sleep. Flight controllers wrote the documents for this innovation in three days, instead of the usual three months.” (Loftus)
Commitment was another management strategy used in Apollo 13. “Failure is not an option.” This famous statement from the movie shows the commitment from the flight commander to the mission. Kranz by expressing that failure was not an option makes everyone start working toward the mission with the same commitment solving the problems and overcoming the challenges. The whole Houston mission control crew refused to fail and they did whatever they had to bring home safely the three