Unit 3 Essay On Apollo 13

Unit 3 Essay Have you ever wanted to do something so bad you could taste it? That desire was all you could focus on and you wondered when the opportunity would come. This is just what happened to astronaut Jim Lovell in the film Apollo 13. The film began in mid 1969 at Lovell’s home where he and his colleagues had gathered to watch Apollo 11’s astronauts walk on the moon. Jim had been on missions before and had come close to the moon but his heart’s desire was to walk on the moon. A few months later, he got his wish when he was informed that the primary crew of Apollo 13 had to be removed due to an illness and his crew had been bumped up to become the primary crew for the mission. As one can imagine, Jim and his crew were ecstatic upon hearing the news. They were finally going to get their chance to walk on the moon. Over the next several weeks, Jim and his crew, Fred Haise and Ken

Most of the workers at EECOM were insisting there was no way they could get the crew back home. However, this is when mission control leader Gene Kranz sprang into action and demanded that each group of experts get together and come up with a plan to get them enough power to get back home. This began the problem-solving process. The problem had been identified and now the alternatives were being worked on by the individual groups. Ironically, Ken Mattingly, who by the way never got the measles, was called in to help with the situation as well. A short time later, the groups reconvened to discuss their findings along with the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative. The process continued until an acceptable solution to the problem was reached and the groups, along with Ken, had come up with a way to get enough power to return the ship to earth. Afterwards, a plan of action to accomplish the solution was put into