Apollo

There were a lot of concepts in the movie Apollo 13. More importantly, the concepts that stuck out to me during the whole movie were a successful failure, making mid-course corrections, teamwork, prioritizing, communicating and lastly assessing and planning for risk. At first I wasn’t sure that the movie was a “successful failure” but towards the end of the movie it was said that it was such. There was a failure of never reaching the moon, yet it was a success with teamwork both on and off the…

The Apollo Space Program was very important to many Americans and NASA because it dealt with sending astronauts into space and exploring the unknown solar system. That is why on April 11th, 1970, NASA launched three astronauts into space. This launch is known as Apollo 13, or the 13th launch out of Earth’s solar system. NASA sent three men, Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert, into space on the Apollo 13 mission. Initially, Lovell, the commander, and Haise, the lunar module pilot, were…

Apollo 8 is the first manned flight around the moon. The Apollo 8 was launched on December 21, 1968 at 6:31 a.m. from Cape Kennedy. Besides being the first to orbit the moon, NASA had a bigger objective. They wanted to test the equipment, trajectory, and operations. This was being tested to simplify the system and procedures for future launches. Also, Apollo 8 demonstrated translunar injection. Three astronauts were sent up, Frank Borman, James Lovell Jr., and William Andres. Within the 6 days…

as color, implied motion, and space used as well to analyze the historical/religious context of one of his early paintings before the big transition to the creation of politically influenced paintings. Jacques-Louis David created the painting of, Apollo and Diana Attacking the Children of Niobe, in 1772 (Figure 1). This painting is oil on canvas with an approximate size of 48 by 61 ½ inches. At first glance, this painting had no visible brush strokes and had a very smooth and glossy surface.…

Apollo: Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places Considered the “…the most Greek of all the gods” (Hamilton 25), Apollo is the god of the sun, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, plague, archery, and truth. This makes him a powerful god amongst the Olympians and leads to extensive praise from mortals. This kind of importance puts Apollo at the center of countless myths where his power and prestige shine through. Fathered by Zeus, and born to Leto, Daughter of Coeus and Phoebe, Apollo and his…

intrigued by it. So I was excited to learn more about the Apollo missions with this assignment. The Apollo programs initiated much of our country’s scientific exploration in space, more specifically the Moon. Beginning in 1967 with Apollo 1, which was unfortunately lost to fire during testing, the Apollo missions sought to physically explore what was only observable up until then. Scientists were motivated by their curiosity of what…

Apollo 13: The Story of a Successful Failure in Space Exploration ?Houston, we?ve had a problem.? This iconic phrase was uttered by Jim Lovell after an explosion occurred during his Apollo 13 mission and it appeared that all pre-launch fears that the mission was cursed were coming true. Lovell, Apollo 13?s commander, was not the original commander for the mission. Rather, Lovell was slated to fly Apollo 14 when the original commander of Apollo 13, Alan Shepard, became ill. Not wanting to…

unlikely host of numerous Apollo astronauts over the last number of years, thanks to local magistrate Ken Willoughby and his fantastic Space Lectures team. I may be in my early twenties but I’m certainly no stranger to meeting astronauts. Since my first encounter with Apollo 15 commander Dave Scott at an autograph event in Birmingham in September 2009, I have been lucky enough to shake the hands of many of these men I consider heroes. Of the 29 American astronauts that flew on Apollos 7 through…

oxygen tank. Their mission was a success even though it was a disaster that almost cost their lives. The Apollo 13 were doing a routine task which was to turn on the fans inside of the oxygen tanks. After that, the air tanks exploded while inflicting massive damage to the spacecraft, which was caused by faulty wiring in the oxygen tanks. One reason that it was a success was that the crew of Apollo 13 showed excellent teamwork and calmness during the disaster. They showed excellent teamwork…

be the global leader in every field on Earth, and following the Mercury and Apollo space programs it is was clear that America was at the forefront of that which was outside of Earth as well. Apart from more prestige and scientific knowledge through America’s triumph in the space race, a deeper connection between the individual and the grandeur of the cosmos become evident. Astronauts and spectators of the Mercury and Apollo missions gained a new perspective of their place in the universe and…