Apollo 12 (Movie Clip) - Failure is Not an Option
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman - Continuing Education |
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Aerospace Engineering Engineering Ethics Mechanical Engineering Teamwork |
| Learning Resource Type: | Teaching - Lecture/Presentation |
| Media Type: | Video |
| Author(s): | YouTube video |
| Description: | Apollo 13 was the third manned lunar-landing mission, part of Project Apollo under NASA in the United States. The crew members were Commander James A. Lovell, Command Module pilot John L. "Jack" Swigert, and Lunar Module pilot Fred W. Haise. It launched on April 11, 1970 at 13:13 CST. Two days after the launch, the Apollo spacecraft was crippled by an explosion, caused by a fault in an oxygen tank. The explosion damaged the Service Module, resulting in a loss of oxygen and electrical power. The crew used the Lunar Module as a "lifeboat" in space. The command module remained fully functional on its internal batteries, but they were needed for re-entry and landing so it was shut down shortly after the accident. Despite great hardship caused by severe constraints on power, cabin heat, and potable water, the crew successfully returned to Earth. The mission was thus called a "Successful Failure". |
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| Keywords: | Apollo 13, Apollo mission, spacecraft, manned space flight, manned missions |
| Referenced By |
04-11-1970 Apollo 13 is Launched |
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| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZuUwcl_wT8&NR=1 |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
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