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Ed Smylie, engineer who helped save Apollo 13 crew, dies at 95
He and his NASA colleagues were credited with jury-rigging a carbon dioxide filter that allowed the astronauts to breathe as ...
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The Greek NASA Scientist Who Helped Save the Apollo 13 Crew
Kontaratos was one of the unsung heroes of NASA, as he was the engineer responsible for helping save the crew of the Apollo ...
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Ed Smylie, engineer who helped save Apollo 13 crew, dies at 95
The movie “Apollo 13,” which starred Tom Hanks as Lovell ... It popularized a phrase - “Houston, we have a problem” - that the astronauts did not in fact utter when the oxygen tank ...
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Kickstart: Saving Apollo 13 with duct tape and plastic bags
When NASA astronauts on Apollo 13 failed in their attempt to land on the moon, NASA engineers were successful in bringing ...
Ed Smylie, who saved the Apollo 13 crew with duct tape, dies at 95
He and his NASA engineer team jumped into action to help three astronauts bound for the moon. His quick thinking earned him a ...
Tom Hanks Movies Based on Real Events: From Bridge of Spies to Apollo 13
Discover Tom Hanks’ most powerful performances in movies based on true stories, from Bridge of Spies to Apollo 13. Explore ...
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Ed Smylie, who saved the Apollo 13 crew with duct tape, dies at 95
Robert “Ed” Smylie, died April 21 in Crossville, Tennessee. He was 95. Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who led a team of engineers that cobbled together an apparatus made of ...
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Ed Smylie, whosaved the Apollo 13 crew with duct tape, dies at 95
He eventually became chief of the crew systems division, which was responsible for the life-sustaining equipment used by Apollo astronauts in space. Smylie always played down his ingenuity and his ...