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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Apollo 13: Flight vs. Hollywood On April 11‚ 1970‚ 1:13 p.m‚ Apollo 13 was launched at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Fred W. Haise‚ Jr. who would be the Lunar Module Pilot‚ James A. Lovell‚ Jr. who would be the Commander‚ and John L. Swigert‚ Jr. who would be the Command Module Pilot‚ and would replace Ken Mattingly‚ would be the crew for this operation. This would be the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo Space Program‚ and the third intended to land on the moon. When mission control
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On April 11‚ 1970‚ three men were scheduled to fly to and land on the moon. The mission labeled Apollo 13. Alan Shepard‚ Stuart Roosa‚ and Edgar Mitchell made-up the original crew members of Apollo 13‚ but because of an inner-ear surgery‚ Alan Shepard felt unprepared to fly Apollo13. Jim Lovell‚ the commander of Apollo 14‚ was then approached and asked if he would mind switching flights with Shepard. Jim did not think there would be a great difference between the two flights and wanted to get back
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First of all‚ the movie was focused more about the mission of Apollo 13 than Jim Lovell’s life. However‚ he was still the main character of the movie. Some of the most important similarities were Jim Lovell was married to Marilyn Lovell and had four kids. Jim’s older kid was a girl named Barbara Gerlach‚ his second kids was a boy; James Gerlach.The second youngest was Jeffrey Gerlach and lastly Susan Gerlach.There was slight mention of his mother unlike the biography where his mother was mentioned
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Haise‚ and Jim Lovell train for this moment in the NASA program‚ but alas Apollo 13 is the first aborted Apollo mission. There are scarcely words that can describe the disappointment of these three men‚ but at the time‚ that was only a minor adversity during their space mission. The malfunctions of the lunar module Aquarius not only surprise Houston‚ but it leads the crew to experience many close encounters with death. In Apollo 13‚ director Ron Howard shows that in times of desperation‚ people must contribute
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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 REVOLUTIONARY STORMING Why did the people stormed the Bastille and how important was the storming to the start of the revolution? The French Revolution in 1789 changed France and "equalized" the rights of the people. One of the major events that started it was the storming of the Bastille on July 14th‚ 1789. This day represented the French revolution because it showed us the public ’s sprit of rebellion. Rumors were everywhere during that period of time and therefore‚ most people were able
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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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The Storming of the Bastille The Storming of the bastille was the famous day on July 14‚ 1789 where a huge Mob of hungry enraged blood thirsty peasants came marching to the bastille for Weapons and Prisoners that were imprisoned by king Louis XVI. What would make a Mob of angry peasants want to attack building right out the blue? What made all these Peasants so angry was the unfair and extreme taxation that middle class in the lower got from the king of the time Louis XVI. However that wasn’t problem
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Carmine Mennone The Storming of Bastille The storming of Bastille took place on July 14‚ 1789. The citizens of Paris were tired of the lack of food‚ over taxing‚ and seeing their country deteriorate‚ causing the citizens of Paris to fix things and revolt. The Bastille at this time was a prison and Bernard de Launay was the commander of the garrison stationed at the Bastille. This prison only had 7 prisoners in it‚ but supposedly contained a lot of gunpowder and weapons. It was a prison
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