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Legendary NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13, discusses how the “successful failure” of the Apollo 13 mission is a useful lesson for all organizations on the importance of teamwork.

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Astronaut Jim Lovell recounts his experience aboard the Apollo 13 lunar module and explains exactly what went wrong with the NASA mission that launched on April 11, 1970 and safely landed on April 17th.

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Fred Haise talks about what it was like being on Apollo 13 with all the technical complications. His first person account discusses the mission and the structure of Apollo 13 as well as what it took to get them home. Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. It was launched on April 11, 1970 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There were complications on board such as limited power, loss of heat and water shortage but the crew returned unharmed six days later.

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This video shows the troubling story of Apollo 13 and the crew that was in danger due to complications on board the space craft. Their first person account in the video shows the story of Apollo 13 and its launch mission. Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. It was launched on April 11, 1970 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There were complications on board such as limited power, loss of heat and water shortage but the crew returned unharmed six days later.

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Charles Dietrich, the NASA controller responsible for the trajectory of the spacecraft, describes his responsibilities during the Apollo 13 mission and explains how he helped find a solution to the mission’s technical issue.

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There were a thousand more who never were named though their contribution was huge. I could write another hundred accounts of specific acts which, had they not been done, could have resulted in disaster. There was an unseen “cloud of helpers” whom I now know helped just as much as I did though they were never recognized. These folks weren’t even NASA employees or affiliated with the supporting contractors, Grumman (GAEC) or North American Aviation (NAA). Universe Today could go on for months, on a daily basis if I could add all these accounts. Studying something for 40 years brings forth this kind of thing.

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We often speak of scientific “miracles” – forgetting that these are not miraculous happenings at all, but rather the product of hard work, long hours and disciplined intelligence. The men and Women of the Apollo XIII mission operations team performed such a miracle, transforming potential tragedy into one of the most dramatic rescues of all time. Years of intense preparation made this rescue possible. The skill coordination and performance under pressure of the mission operations team made it happen. Three brave astronauts are alive and on Earth because of their dedication and because at the critical moments the people of that team were wise enough and self-possessed enough to make the right decisions. Their extraordinary feat is a tribute to man’s ingenuity, to his resourcefulness and to his courage.

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Astronaut Jim Lovell shares his memories from the Apollo 13 mission.

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Gene Krantz is interviewed after the successful Apollo 13 mission.

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