Ford CCL Level 3 involves students working on complex, open-ended challenges similar to those encountered in real life. It is unique in that it presents an overarching challenge for students to address through identifying embedded sub-problems, drawing on specialized knowledge and skills, collaborating to design innovative solutions, and ensuring solutions meet clear criteria for success as determined by stakeholders. The video clip from Apollo 13 demonstrates these characteristics as NASA engineers worked to solve problems and save the astronauts despite equipment malfunctions.