September 13

Inchgreen departed Lyttleton for London on the 16th of April and this was marked the following day in the Star, wherein Archibald’s “general urbanity” and the “handsomeness” of his ship” were both praised. Inchgreen returned directly to England, where she arrived in London on the 19th of July. From London, she sailed for Liverpool. Whilst in Liverpool, Archibald married Mary Uquhart on the 15th of August 1878 at the Wavertree Congregational Chapel in Liverpool. . His bride was born about 1842 to William, a mill foreman, and Charlotte (née Barron) Urquhart. Following their marriage, Mary accompanied her new husband on his subsequent voyage to the Antipodes. When Inchgreen pulled out of the Thames in September, Samuel Crawford Kennedy, Archibald’s nephew by a half-sister, was aboard serv-ing as boatswain. From London, Inchgreen made her way to Australia, arriving in Sydney on the 18th of December. She came bearing four Her-eford cattle, a cargo that signified the end of a prohibition on importing British livestock that had been in place since 1873. From Sydney, Inchgreen moved up the coast to Newcastle, from whence she departed on the 19th of February 1879 for Yokohama, Ja-pan. This was Archibald’s final voyage at sea and upon his return to Scotland he settled down to life…

as an astronaut in September 1962. He immediately began training in NASA. He had test flight experience before he became an astronaut, meaning he was used to dealing with in-flight problems. This experience would come in handy on Apollo 13. Apollo 13 was the seventh mission in the American Apollo program and the third targeted to land on the moon. It would be Lovell’s fourth and final NASA operation, but his first time on the surface of the moon. The Apollo 13 mission was launched on April 10,…

Apollo 13, also known as (AS-508), was suppose to be the third mission to land on the moon. The crew on the spacecraft consisted of Fred W. Haise, Jr., lunar Module Pilot, John J. Swigert, Jr., command module pilot, and James A. Lovell, Jr., commander. Launched at 2:13 p.m. on April 11, 1970 from the launched from complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 13 mission was planned to launched and land on the moon and return back to Earth. Unfortunately, after about 56 hours into their…

Survival is about mental fortitude In Space on one can hear you scream. This is true for the novel 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstand tells a tale of science fiction horror about three teens that have won a contest to spend 172 hours on the moon, however this journey becomes a fight for survival. Each of the Teens have their own reason for going and each have their own feelings. The are tested in the expanse of space with all of the mental and physical trials that they face. The fight for…

When running any organization the four functions of management serve a crucial role in success. They serve as four pillars which uphold the organization so that it can not only survive, but thrive. Without one of the pillars, the structure of the business will fall apart. The four functions consist of planing, organizing, leading, and controlling. The film Apollo 13 exemplifies all four of the functions of management, however leadership stands above the rest. In the most unthinkable…

These two attributes of leadership would later support the success of Apollo 13 (U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, 2012). Lovell and his crew trained rigorously for the mission and continued working essential maneuvers until they were perfect. When the flight surgeon quarantined his pilot due to a possible measles contraction, Lovell chose to continue the mission with the backup pilot. He placed the safety of the mission above his personal desire to keep the original pilot. After the…

center. As a spacecraft operator, he had an important role in developing, repairing, and modifying each of the Apollo missions. Throughout his endeavors, Mr. Hagar has seen Apollo 1’s failure, helped NASA problem solve through issues,, and helped rescue the astronauts on the Apollo 13 mission. Though the highly anticipated Apollo 1 mission had been meticulously built, tested, and modified, a fatal fire caused it to be an utter failure. Mr. Hagar recalled during a test run that a leak occurred,…

Success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. The purpose of Apollo 13 was to land on the moon and return safely. Granted Apollo 13 did not land on the moon due to an oxygen tank exploding, they returned the astronauts home safely, which should be the biggest goal or accomplishment. Apollo 13 was a success after it returned in one piece. A failure is the lack of success. To fully succeed the crew needed to touch down on the moon, and return home. After having technical difficulties,…

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…

What was the Apollo 13? Apollo 13 was a successful failure because it was a mission to the moon with many challenges along the way as well as surviving the free fall to safely back to Earth. To begin with, the launch to the moon was just like any other take off. It stretched back the skin on their faces until it seemed their bones might shatter. The mission was to get samples of sandy dirt and grab 4 billion year old rocks from Earth. Suddenly a loud bang got their attention. The spacecraft…