The New York Times

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. By Michael S. Rosenwald Ed Smylie, the ...
The New York Times

James A. Lovell Jr., Commander of Apollo 13, Is Dead at 97

He led the three-man crew that survived a near catastrophic explosion in space in 1970, and was later immortalized by Tom Hanks in the movie “Apollo 13.” James A. Lovell Jr., right, and Fred W. Haise ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ed Smylie, engineer who helped save Apollo 13 crew, dies at 95

Ed Smylie, who became a quiet hero of the space age in 1970 when he and his fellow NASA engineers jury-rigged an air filter that kept the three Apollo 13 astronauts alive after an onboard explosion ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Ed Smylie, who saved the Apollo 13 crew with duct tape, dies at 95

Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who led a team of engineers that cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape that saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 after an ...