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Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
May 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
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![Two panel meme with shots from Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the first panel, Picard is standing at his replicator and giving his iconic order: 'Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.' In the second panel, he is holding a flower pot, with the caption: '[Majel Barrett voice] Before his marriage, Grey had an affair withthe married Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. In 1791 she became pregnant and was sent to France, where she gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, who was raised by Grey's parents.'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hopmtyvc3dhv62ofiuzii5t7/bafkreibyxirjl5wjatcbwhjg43uegpb3jk6cm7t4rimacy6scm36eam5n4@jpeg)