Eugene F. Kranz

management presented by the main characters like Gene Kranz, Jim Lovell, Frank Borman, Ken Mattingly, and Jack Swigert. The first scene there Gene Kranz, the main commander of the Houston Control Center is informed by the medical staff member that three of the Apollo 13 crew members removed their biomedical sensors from their body being tired of western world, represents “Laissez- Faire” leadership style. In response to this information Mr. Kranz replies with confidence and a smile on his face:

Apollo 13- Leadership during a crisis Lessons learned from Gene Kranz Introduction: Every employee of NASA should known the tragic event of Apollo 13; At that time in 1970 the three astronauts James Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert had to abort their mission to flight to the moon due to an explosion of an oxygen tank. They had to fight against, carbon dioxide, coldness, a lack of energy and the almost certain death. Despite of a distance of 205,000 miles the three men made it back to earth

Gene Kranz: Real Life Hero of Apollo 13 The leadership style and communication methods identified during the Apollo 13 mission as portrayed in the movie of the same name will be explored in this paper, as well as the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of both. Apollo 13 brought out the best in mankind at its darkest moment. Flawed technology in place long before the flight caused the disaster, but the humanity of effective leadership and communication skills brought our astronauts home safely.

leadership skills, theories, and traits that were all called upon in desperation to successfully bring the astronauts home can be found. The real success is seen within the leadership attributes of Apollo Commander Jim Lovell, Flight Director Gene Kranz, and the astronauts and NASA experts as two groups, as they each worked in separate ways to find solutions to the various problems that plagued this mission. Jim Lovell was in many ways the perfect commander to have flying that disastrous mission

leader. Aside from Gene Kranz, one of the first people to emerge as a leader and take control of the situation is Sy Liebergot. His review of the data coming in from the crippled space craft leads him to start conceptualizing a plan to save the crew. He displays many leadership traits in the span of the first few minutes as he is under pressure form Mr. Kranz who needs information

thermostatically controlled switches on the heater were only made for 28 volt DC power so this led people to believe they were damaged from that mistake. This would then cause the switches to weld shut meaning the temperature would rise over 1000 degrees F inside the tank.

In the later days of May in 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress, his ambitious goal of sending a human to the moon before the end of the decade. However, this enormous goal, that would appear to be a catalyst for domestic pride, has as many ties to the Cold War, as it does to the moon itself. Regardless of this, when Apollo 11 landed on the moon in July of 1969, the entire country rejoiced. While some doubted the motives of Kennedy’s goal, a bigger