Apollo 13
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Mission Control
Examine how the Apollo 13 team organized itself in the first hours, without turning it into a hero story.
- An explosion cripples a spacecraft on its way to the Moon. Three people are aboard, and the ground team has days, not months, to bring them home using equipment never meant for the job. Before anyone touches a solution, what's the first thing the team needs to settle?
- Who was in charge and how did everyone know?
- What was known vs. assumed?
- How were problems divided among teams?
- How was communication with the crew controlled?
- What existing habits of trust and rehearsal allowed specialists to speak up?
- How did leaders create enough calm to think without minimizing risk?
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