The explosion that damaged Apollo 13 occurred during the night while she ... referring to the chunky Bakelite radios that constantly broadcast communications between the astronauts and their ...

Smylie always played down his ingenuity and his role in saving the Apollo 13 crew. "It was pretty straightforward, even though we got a lot of publicity for it and Nixon even mentioned our names ...

Smylie is best known for his role in solving the CO2 scrubbers issue during the Apollo 13 mission ... This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.