A Successful Failure in Apollo 13 Project
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After watching the Apollo 13 movie, it is interesting to know that this was a “Successful failure” of a project. This is due to the fact that astronauts returned to Earth safely but they never made it to the moon. After the crew headed for the moon they had to disappointedly cancel the mission before it could be completed and return to earth, when the oxygen tank that exploded caused the spacecraft to malfunctioning.
A brief history to puts things in perspective, Apollo program was established in July 1960 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). As it is normal the case, there were failures with the program in the beginning, below is the list of the missions that preceded Apollo 13:
• Apollo 1, launched on 27 January 1967 – during pre-launch there was an on-board fire that killed the crew.
• Apollo 7 (Second Mission), which was launch on 11 October 2068 – which was the first mission to successfully leave the earth and reached lower orbit of the earth. The crew returned safely.
• Apollo 8, launched on 21 December 1968 – this was the second successful mission and the first to reach the surface of the moon. The crew was led by Neil A. Armstrong, returned safely to earth.
• Apollo Missions’ 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 – these were all the successful missions that saw the crew landing into the moon and returned with valuable information, i.e. soil, lunar ranging, solar with experiments, etc.
The Launch of Apollo 13 took place on the 11 April 1970, it consisted of a crew, James A. Lovell, JR which was a commander, John L. Swigert, Jr., which was a command module pilot and Fred W. Haise, Jr., who was a Lunar module pilot. It appears that all test modules were successfully in preparation for the lau...
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Another success story in this mission was the “risk recovery mission”, which was meant to remove the carbon dioxide from rising in Apollo 13, this demonstrated teamwork and continuous improvement.
“Failure is not an option” the Commander in charge of the control room is heard saying these words. These are wise words to keep team motivated. In summary here we see the three astronauts fighting for their lives as they had not power and oxygen to survive and this concluded their trip and they needed a quick plan to take them quick to the earth. This cancelled the normal lunar landing. After a lengthy investigation it was deduced that the cause for the failure occurred in 1965 when the underrated component had to be replaced. This was during the designed modification; this oversight appeared to have affected the internal heating elements of the tank.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that apollo 1, launched on 27 january 1967 – during pre-launch there was an on-board fire that killed the crew
- Explains that apollo 7 (second mission) was the first mission to successfully leave the earth and reach lower orbit. the crew returned safely.
- Explains that apollo 8, launched on 21 december 1968, was the second successful mission and the first to reach the surface of the moon.
- Explains that apollo 1, launched on 27 january 1967 – during pre-launch there was an on-board fire that killed the crew
- Explains that apollo 7 (second mission) was the first mission to successfully leave the earth and reach lower orbit. the crew returned safely.
- Explains that apollo 8, launched on 21 december 1968, was the second successful mission and the first to reach the surface of the moon.
- Explains that apollo 13 was a "successful failure" due to astronauts returning to earth safely but never making it to the moon.
- Explains that apollo 13 was a successful mission that saw the crew landing into the moon and returning with valuable information.
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- Analyzes how buzz aldrin joined armstrong on the surface 15 minutes later simply stating "beautiful, beautiful" armstrong responds "ain't that somethin’. magnificent site out here."
- Explains that armstrong and the apollo xi crew collected rock samples and commented on the lunar surface. they placed a stainless steel plaque on armstrong's leg of the lunar module.
- Narrates how armstrong and aldrin responded to nixon's speech by setting up a small american flag and saluting the camera and the world.
- Describes how collins collected rock samples and core samples, experimented with movement on the moon with its 1/6th gravity, and conducted several experiments.
- Explains that mission control awakened aldrin and armstrong shortly after collins. after answering various questions about the lunar surface, they left the surface of the moon.
- Describes how the "eagle" re-docked with "columbia" and jettisoned the landing craft. the crew came home to hero's welcome and the pride of a nation.
- Explains that the nixon administration clamed that it was the politics of space that had opened the public purse and not an overwhelming interest in the space program itself. the white house announced that lunar exploration would not continue beyond apollo xx.
- Explains that nasa cut back its employees and reduced the number of launches a year. this allowed engineers and scientists more time to study and evaluate the data that had been collected in previous launches.
- Explains that the apollo xii mission was the first time that nasa was able to conduct serious scientific experiments. they collected rock samples from a large area.
- Explains that the command/service module was the "yankee clipper" and the lunar module, "intrepid". because it was not the first lunar landing, it did not gain the coverage that earlier missions had obtained.
- Describes how charles (pete) conrad and alan bean went out for their first eva. the jump from the bottom rung of the lm was more challenging than apollo xi astronauts had.
- Explains that the primary camera for the apollo xii mission was ruined by an accident during the start of the mission.
- Describes how conrad was determined to get all of the objectives finished, including retrieving various parts from the surveyor iii spacecraft to return home with.
- Explains that after studying the rocks that were brought back from earlier missions, it was discovered that a few of them were different from the large majority of the collected rocks.
- Describes apollo xiii as one of the most ambitious moon landings planned with a much rougher location than the other modules had landed.
- Opines that apollo xiii is the perfect case for anyone that fears the number 13 because the mission to land in the fra mauro highlands was aborted.
- Explains that the explosion had taken out two of the oxygen tanks and most of a third tank. these tanks were needed to provide oxygen for the fuel cells that gave the command module power.
- Explains that most of the power that the lm had was needed for the burn maneuvers needed to get the crew home alive.
- Explains that the crew cut back to a small glass of water per day to keep the essential systems cool. the lm had only two lithium hydroxide canisters that were used to draw carbon dioxide out of the air.
- Explains that apollo xiii had to make two burns with the lm. one was to slow them down so that they would sling shot around the moon onto a return path to earth.
- Analyzes how the apollo xiii crew conserved power and water, so much water that lovell lost 14 pounds and haise and swigert lost another 17 pounds.
- Explains that the accident was caused by mistakes that happened several years earlier. some of the systems in the module had not been converted to a higher power rating when they should have been.
- Opines that the apollo xiii mission did not have good effects politically. the funding for two more apollo missions was dropped so there would only be 18 apollo flights.
- Explains that with apollo xiii's failure to reach the moon, the nasa decided to do the mission that lovell’s crew had been selected for. apollo approached one of the most difficult landings that had ever done.
- Describes how alan shepard and mitchell reconfigured "antares" for takeoff. they set up experiments and cameras and went to sleep.
- Describes how the astronauts contacted mission control a half hour before their official wake up call to get going for the next days activities.
- Narrates how al shepard got a golf club and several golf balls before he left. he had to hit one-handed and it took him two tries before finally connecting with the ball.
- Explains that apollo xiv spent 33.5 hours on the surface of the moon with 2 evas that totaled 9 hours, 25 minutes. they collected 94 pounds of rocks and successfully implemented a new handcart to simplify the gathering process.
- Explains that the apollo xv mission had a new flavor to it. nasa had slightly redesigned the lunar module (lm) so that more weight could be transported to the moon.
- Explains that apollo xv was the first mission that was supplied with the lunar roving vehicle (lrv).
- Explains that scott and worden had extensive geological traning, which helped them obtain some of the best samples from the moon. apollo xv showed that the lrv improved efficiency and longer duration lunar landings were possible with the new removable suites.
- Describes how scott and worden stayed on the moon for 66.0 hours accumulating 18 hours, 30 minues of eva time during their three separate moon walks. they also collected the largest collection of moon rocks up to that date.
- Explains that apollo xv was the most ambitious flight that nasa had done up to that point. after the separation of "orion" from the lunar module "casper", the command/service module (csm) experienced a malfunction.
- Describes how john young and charles duke decided it would be wiser to get some sleep and go out for their eva. they became the first apollo crew that actually got real sleep on the moon.
- Explains that apollo xvi was unable to find evidence of volcanic activity on the moon. they were able to get a more complete test of the lrv and show its weaknesses and strengths.
- Explains that the mission's total time on the surface of the moon was 71 hours with a total of three evas of 20 hours, 14 minutes.
- Explains that apollo xvii was a very ambitious mission with many experiments on board that had not been done on any other mission.
- Explains that apollo xvii's crew finally found evidence of lunar volcanic activity. during their second eva, they came across a plain of orange soil.
- Explains that the final apollo mission had a total of 3 evas that lasted 22 hours, 04 minutes. harrison h. schmitt was the first scientist astronaut to land on the surface of the moon.
- Opines that if the apollo program had continued to receive funding as it had in the early 70’s we would have a base on the moon.
5281 wordsRead More - The History of the Apollo Missionsanalytical essayThe high drama of the first landing on the Moon was over. The players and stagehands stood around waiting for more curtain calls, but the audience drifted away. . . . The bloody carnage in Vietnam, the plight of the cities, the revolt on the campuses, the monetary woes of budget deficits and inflation, plus a widespread determination to reorder priorities pushed the manned space effort lower in national support.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the first successful lunar landing mission marked the national aeronautics and space administration's development of the capability to explore space.
- Analyzes how apollo 11 demonstrated that the united states had clearly won the'space race' with the soviet union. national interests were not the same in mid-1969 as they had been in 1961.
- Opines that the high drama of the first landing on the moon was over, but the audience drifted away. the bloody carnage in vietnam, the revolt on campuses, and monetary woes of budget deficits and inflation pushed the manned space effort lower in national support
- Explains that the first successful lunar landing mission marked the national aeronautics and space administration's development of the capability to explore space.
- Analyzes how apollo 11 demonstrated that the united states had clearly won the'space race' with the soviet union. national interests were not the same in mid-1969 as they had been in 1961.
- Opines that the high drama of the first landing on the moon was over, but the audience drifted away. the bloody carnage in vietnam, the revolt on campuses, and monetary woes of budget deficits and inflation pushed the manned space effort lower in national support
- Explains that project apollo reflected a determination to show that humans had an important role to play in exploring space.
- Explains that president kennedy chose to send humans to the moon as a way of demonstrating the nation's technological prowess. the tools for lunar exploration developed.
- Explains that the launch of the world's first man-made satellite (sputnik) on october 4, 1957, concentrated america’s attention on its own fledgling space efforts.
- Explains that when nasa opened for business on october 1, 1958, it consisted mainly of four laboratories and 8,000 employees of the government's 43-year-old research agency in aeronautics. within a few months, nasa acquired the vanguard satellite project, along with 150 researchers from the naval research laboratory.
- Explains that vanguard and jpl brought a strong scientific component into nasa's activities.
- Explains that naca had played a leading role in the development of aircraft technology since 1914. after world war ii, new aerodynamic and control problems had to be solved.
- Explains that other naca engineers were working on other space-related problems, such as aerodynamic heating at speeds of mach 10, unattainable in the wind tunnels of the time.
- Explains that the soviets orbited sputnik ii, a 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) satellite carrying laika. both lost out to the new space agency in 1958 when president eisenhower assigned all manned space flight projects to nasa.
- Explains that rockets exceeding the capacity of existing launch vehicles were required, but only one was being pursued. the army had lost its last tenuous foothold on space flight and had no use for saturn.
- Explains that manned space flight managers struggled with complex and technologically demanding projects during nasa's first two years. president eisenhower favored continuing the productive unmanned science programs and withholding judgment on manned programs.
- Explains that manned space flight enthusiasts were confident that they could send people to the moon and back.
- Explains that nasa might conduct studies to show that man could go to the moon, and scientists might argue that manned space flight was of doubtful value, but congress and the president would have to make the commitment.
- Explains that kennedy's desire for 'dramatic results' did not coincide with what others had in mind for the space program.
- Argues that the space science board of the national academy of sciences' position paper on man's role in the national space program was at variance with a substantial body of opinion.
- Analyzes how lyndon johnson's survey of the space program culminated in a lengthy report drafted by nasa and defense department officials.
- Describes kennedy's message to congress on 'urgent national needs', which covered many issues, but its major impact was on the space program.
- Analyzes how congress and the nation were eager to see apollo succeed, but nasa engineers, while confident that it could be done, better understood the magnitude of the task.
2851 wordsRead More - apollo 13explanatory essay... service module no.4 cover was blown off in the process as well. All oxygen was lost within about three hours, along with loss of water, electrical power, and use of the propulsion system. During pre-flight testing, tank no.2 was having problems and would not empty correctly, probably due to the damaged fill line. “Scientists believe the switches may have welded shut, allowing the temperature inside the tank to get over 1000 degrees F. with the service module damaged beyond repair, the only source of power was the lunar module. The team had to preserve the resources of the command module for reentry into earth
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the original crew of apollo 13 was james a. lovell, thomas k. mattingly ii, and fred w. haise.
- Describes fred haise as a journalist turned naval aviator. he spent fourteen months at grumman building the space craft.
- Explains that jack swigert received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering in 1953, and master's degrees in aerospace and business administration in 1967. he was chosen in the fifth group of astronauts in 1966.
- Explains that the original crew of apollo 13 was james a. lovell, thomas k. mattingly ii, and fred w. haise.
- Describes fred haise as a journalist turned naval aviator. he spent fourteen months at grumman building the space craft.
- Explains that jack swigert received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering in 1953, and master's degrees in aerospace and business administration in 1967. he was chosen in the fifth group of astronauts in 1966.
- Explains that apollo 13 astronauts had to go through rigorous training before they were able to depart on their mission.
- Describes the fra mauro formation, a site of major interest to scientists and future missions. it was formed from ejected matter when the imbrium basin was created.
- Explains that apollo 14's mission was to study pyroclastic volcanic rocks, but the descartes region images were scientifically more important.
- Explains that the apollo 13 mishap was caused by an explosion of oxygen tank no.2 in the service module.
- Explains that the mission had to be aborted and the craft was maneuvered back to free-return. however, several changes were required to make the fastest, safest trip possible.
734 wordsRead More - Apollo 13analytical essayThe recovery of the Apollo 13 mission from the oxygen tank explosion wasn’t just pure luck and miracle, but there were also other contributing factors besides those. It may be hard to believe, but the timing of the failure also had a great role in the recovery of the shuttle. If it weren’t for the timing of the disaster, we may have never seen those astronauts again. Nobody knew that the little Aquarius Lunar Module (LM) would save the crew’s life, or that the Lithium Hydroxide Canister Adapter (LiOH) would become so useful in the situation of life or death.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the recovery of the apollo 13 mission from the oxygen tank explosion wasn't just luck and miracle, but there were other contributing factors besides those.
- Analyzes how the apollo 13 mission to circumnavigate the moon and land launched april 11, 1970. oxygen tank two exploded during the fifty-fifth hours and fifty minutes of the mission.
- Explains that the crew was about 321,860 km from earth when the explosion of the oxygen tank occurred. timing was essential.
- Explains that the recovery of the apollo 13 mission from the oxygen tank explosion wasn't just luck and miracle, but there were other contributing factors besides those.
- Analyzes how the apollo 13 mission to circumnavigate the moon and land launched april 11, 1970. oxygen tank two exploded during the fifty-fifth hours and fifty minutes of the mission.
- Explains that the crew was about 321,860 km from earth when the explosion of the oxygen tank occurred. timing was essential.
- Narrates how the odyssey control module was damaged when the crew landed in the pacific ocean.
- Explains how lioh canisters were needed to control the amount of carbon dioxide expelled from the astronauts in the aquarius lm.
- Explains how astronauts could be saved by attaching a suit hose to the square filter and bypassing the barrel. air blown through the filter would have no carbon dioxide as it reentered the cabin atmosphere
- Explains that the astronauts were smart enough to resolve a problem quickly, and they realized the explosion when they were close to earth, or they might have died an unexpected death.
650 wordsRead More - The Eagle has Landed: The Journey of the Apollo Missionexplanatory essayApollo 1 was to be the first crewed spaceflight in the space project. The Apollo 1 launch was scheduled for February 21, 1967, but on January 27, 1967 the Command Module caught fire during a preflight test launch one month before the projected date of launch. All three astronauts lost their lives in the accident. Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White, Roger B. Chaffee were all aboard this spacecraft. This postponed crewed launches until NASA officials cleared them for flight.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how kennedy's project apollo put america in the lead in space race between the soviet union and the united states. the apollo program worked towards establishing technology to meet other national interests in space.
- Explains that apollo missions 1 through 10 focused on building and testing the command module, service module and lunar module.
- Explains that apollo 1 was scheduled for february 21, 1967, but the command module caught fire during a preflight test launch one month before the projected date of launch.
- Analyzes how kennedy's project apollo put america in the lead in space race between the soviet union and the united states. the apollo program worked towards establishing technology to meet other national interests in space.
- Explains that apollo missions 1 through 10 focused on building and testing the command module, service module and lunar module.
- Explains that apollo 1 was scheduled for february 21, 1967, but the command module caught fire during a preflight test launch one month before the projected date of launch.
- Explains that apollo 7 demonstrated command and service module, or csm, and crew performance, crew, space vehicle and mission support facilities performance and rendezvous capability.
- Explains that apollo 8's primary objectives included a coordinated performance of the crew, the csm, and the support facilities.
- Explains that apollo 9's primary objectives were to perform an earth-orbital engineering test of the first crewed lunar module, and an overall checking of launch vehicle and spacecraft systems.
- Explains that apollo 10 objectives included an 8-hour orbit of the moon with the separated lunar module, and descent to about nine miles from the moon's surface before ascending for rendezvous and docking.
- Explains how the united states developed man's capability to work in the lunar environment in apollo 11.
- Explains that apollo 12 was the sixth mission in the program and the second manned mission to land on the moon.
1059 wordsRead More - The Lunar Landing Hoax Theory - Evidence Pro and Conanalytical essayOn July 16, 1969 the space ship Apollo 11 left from Kennedy Space Center en route to the moon. The crew consisted of Neil A. Armstrong, the commander; Edwin E. Aldrin, the jr. lunar module pilot; and Michael Collins, the commander module pilot...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that nasa set out to prove the existence of the moon in the late 1960's.
- Explains that many americans believe that the united states sent men to the moon in 1969, but a 1999 gallup poll showed that 6% of americans have doubts about the lunar landing.
- Explains that apollo 11 left from kennedy space center en route to the moon on july 16, 1969. the astronauts set a united states flag up, performed miscellaneous tests, and gathered rock samples.
- Explains that nasa set out to prove the existence of the moon in the late 1960's.
- Explains that many americans believe that the united states sent men to the moon in 1969, but a 1999 gallup poll showed that 6% of americans have doubts about the lunar landing.
- Explains that apollo 11 left from kennedy space center en route to the moon on july 16, 1969. the astronauts set a united states flag up, performed miscellaneous tests, and gathered rock samples.
- Explains that in every picture taken of the moon, there are no stars in the night sky. without air, the sky is black.
- Explains that in order to capture a bright object on film, the film speed has to be fast, so the negative won't be overexposed. the moon's surface is extremely bright, and the stars are faint objects.
- Argues that there should have been a blast crater under the lunar lander, because the rocket would have exerted an extreme pressure on the moon's surface.
- Explains that the rocket could produce 10,000 pounds of thrust when at full throttle, but the astronauts eased it onto the lunar surface.
- Explains that crosshairs are black crosses that are located in every photograph taken on the moon.
- Analyzes how white parts bleed into the film around them, making them look white too. in the lunar photographs, the white object fills in the black crosshair.
- Explains that in the videos and pictures of the lunar landing, an astronaut raises a flag. the flag is waving, referring to the fact that there is wind moving it.
- Analyzes how the astronaut is rotating the pole on which the flag is mounted, so that it wouldn't hang limply and unattractively down the side pole.
- Argues that nasa's evidence proves that the us sent men to the moon in 1969.
- Cites aulis online's "apollo investigation" and "the moon-the real truth" from kennedy space center launching a vision.
1339 wordsRead More - Apollo 11explanatory essayFrom countdown to splashdown, Apollo 11's mission was filled with some surprising twists and turns. It took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong to get the Eagle to the surface of the moon with only 30 seconds of fuel remaining! Experience the moments leading up to the lunar landing with me.
In this essay, the author
- Describes how apollo 11's mission was filled with unexpected twists and turns. it took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of michael collins, buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong.
- Describes how apollo 11's mission was filled with unexpected twists and turns. it took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of michael collins, buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong.
- Describes how apollo 11's mission was filled with unexpected twists and turns. it took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of michael collins, buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong.
- Describes how apollo 11's mission was filled with unexpected twists and turns. it took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of michael collins, buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong.
- Describes how apollo 11's mission was filled with unexpected twists and turns. it took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of michael collins, buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong.
- Describes how apollo 11's mission was filled with unexpected twists and turns. it took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of michael collins, buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong.
- Cites chaikin, andrew, lyndon, johnson b., nasa facts: apollo 11.
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