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Ed Smylie, Who Saved the Apollo 13 Crew With Duct Tape, Dies at 95

He and his team of NASA engineers jumped into action to help three astronauts bound for the moon. His quick thinking earned him a shout-out from Richard Nixon.

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NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who helped keep the Apollo 13 astronauts alive using a combination of a spacesuit hose, sock, plastic bag, cue cards and duct tape, has died at age 95. Four hours after the explosion that tore through Apollo 13 in 1970, Smylie became concerned that the crew would suffocate due to the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the air. He and his team of 60 came up with a plan, tested it and explained to Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert how to build it during their emergency trip back to Earth. Smylie, who died in late April, received a Presidential Medal of Freedom for his service to the space program. Here's more from @Spacecom.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/apollo/nasa-engineer-ed-smylie-who-led-carbon-dioxide-fix-on-apollo-13-dies-at-95

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NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95

Smylie, with his team, found the "way to make 'this' fit into the hole for 'this,' using nothing but 'that.'"

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