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    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 and Translunar Injection: Using the Hohmann Transfer Orbit to Calculate the Change in Velocity Needed to Get to the Moon My specific area of focus is the translunar injection maneuver that propelled Apollo 13 on a trajectory towards the Moon’s sphere of influence. This part of the mission was crucial to the overall success of the mission. In order to reach the moon‚ the velocity of the spacecraft had to be increased just the right amount in order to exit a parking orbit around the Earth

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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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    The film Apollo 13‚ portrayed many organizational behavior and leadership skills beginning to end. The success of leadership can be seen from the two key teams involved in the mission. The flight director at NASA‚ Gene Kranz was in charge of the right team in the mission control‚ and space crew commander Jim Lovell‚ with his extensive experience being an active leader to his team in space. The two leaders of the film‚ showed effective individual and situational leadership skills as they managed the

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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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    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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    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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    The God Apollo Pu‚ Chenshuang Introductory Survey of Art 310 D1 February 28‚ 2014 1 Apollo is known as the god of literature and art. He is also the god of the light‚ medicine‚ livestock and music. He is one of the handsome god in greek mythology. He is the favorite

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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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    Start • Click Computer • Double-click your student folder (the one with your login name) • Right-click in the window‚ and click “New” • Click “Folder” • Name this folder IBCA. You should now open Microsoft Word. • Click Start • Click All Programs • Find the Microsoft Office folder and click it • Click Microsoft Word 2010 • If any windows pop up concerning setting options‚ click “Use Recommended Settings” and then okay When you are ready to type in MS Word‚ put your name on the first

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