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Apollo 13 – Project Management

actors astronauts JOB on Apollo 13

Bill Paxton Fred Haise Lunar Module Pilot

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Tom Hanks Jim Lovell Commander

Kevin Bacon Jack Swigert Command Module Pilot

crew compartment

engine

heatshield

nozzle

oxygen tanks

L.E.M. = Lunar Module

Command

a.k.a ‘Aquarius’

Module

extension

Service Module

DISCUSSION Look at this diagram representing the Apollo 13 spacecraft. NASA’s plan was for Jack Swigert to stay on the Command Module during Jim Lovell’s& Fred Haise’s visit to the moon on the Lunar Module.  In your opinion, why was it necessary for Jack Swigert to stay on the Command Module?

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PROBLEM 1

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Now watch the video.  Which parts of the spacecraft illustrated in the diagram are mentioned? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________  What is the cause of the problem? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCUSSION 2 The astronauts were obliged to move temporarily to the Lunar Module.  In your opinion, why was this necessary? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ VOCABULARY: SHAPES  Complete the tables below.

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Apollo 13 – Project Management PROBLEM 2

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Watch again and answer the questions below. Three men in Houston are anxious about certain ‘gauges’ (see photo) in the Lunar Module. 1. What do the gauges the men are anxious about measure?

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2. What is the risk for the astronauts? __________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Which shapes are mentioned? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Which 3components from the grey box are mentioned by the 3 anxious men & flight director Gene Krantz? __________________________________________________________________________________________ antennae filters

refrigerators fuel cells

radiators scrubbers cartridges

N.B. the 2 names in fact describe the same component

Use the screenshots & text from the next page to help you if you have difficulty for questions 5 and 6. 5. In your own words, explain the first technical solution suggested by Gene Krantz. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why was this solution impossible? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What was the reason for the problem detected by the 3 anxious men? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

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Apollo 13 – Project Management THE SOLUTION

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8. Explain the second technical solution suggested by Gene Krantz. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

SCREENSHOTS  to help with PROBLEM 2questions 5) and 6).

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“Even though the accident which crippled1 the ship took out the two main oxygen tanks in the Service Module, having enough oxygen really wasn’t an issue2 for the crew. A big problem was having too much carbon dioxide (CO2), which came from the astronauts’ own exhalations. The Lunar Module had lithium hydroxide canisters to remove the CO2 for two men for two days [have been in the Lunar Module for a few hours before the alarm started ; We assume the astronauts indicate there was a problem], but on board were three men trying to survive in the LM for four days.” http://www.universetoday.com/63673/13-things-that-saved-apollo-13-part-10-duct-tape/

FOCUS ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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In the table below, this mission is analyzed using notions from project management.There are some errors in the table. Watch again and correct them. initiation

objectives / goals technical solution constraints

budget personnel

deadline planning & design

scheduling> different phases

to repair 5 CO2 filters on the Command Module replace Command Module filters with cartridges from the Lunar Module square cartridges are incompatible with round holes of the filters materials only what is present on the spacecraft 0$ a) astronauts b) Mission control team in Houston c) Engineering team in Houston Before the gauges reach 50, maximum = 3 days Phase 1 > Mission control team selects engineering team

attributing tasks to team Phase 2 >someone makes some tea Phase 3>team designs filter adaptor Phase 4 > team builds prototype

execution& construction

Phase 5> someone writes a poem Phase 6> Mission control explains the poem to the astronauts in presence of the engineers monitoring &controllingsystems completion

DISCUSSION 3 1 2

to cripple : handicapper an issue = a problem

testing projectreviews delivery

Phase 7 > The astronauts build the filter adaptor

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What will happen if the team are not on schedule / are behind schedule/ don’t meet the deadline?

Whatcriticism of the Apollo 13 design do you imagine Gene Krantz will make to his NASA bosses? What recommendations will he make for the design of future spacecraft? FINAL TASK

Imagine you are Gene Krantz. The mission control team has just explained the oxygen filter problem to you. You have to do a ‘project review’ of the Apollo 13 mission for the head of NASA in five minutes. Prepare your presentation. Respect the structure below and use the information included in the text to help you to describe the function of the cartridges.

1. EXPLAIN THE ACCIDENT 2. IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES (where the astronauts are now and why & the medical implications of PROBLEM 2) 3. DESCRIBE THE TECHNICAL SOLUTION 4. DESCRIBE THE OBJECTS concerned in the solution (SHAPE, FUNCTION) CONSTRAINTS 5. DESCRIBE THE ACTION YOU PERSONALLY HAVE TAKEN TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM 6. ENVISAGE THE LARGER CONSEQUENCES FOR THE MISSION (will they go to the Moon?) 7. CRITICISE THE DESIGN OF APOLLO 13