Apollo 13 legend, Brookhaven High graduate Ed Smylie dies, 95 - Daily Leader

Apollo 13 legend, Brookhaven High graduate Ed Smylie dies, 95 - Daily Leader

A Brookhaven High School graduate credited with saving the lives of the Apollo 13 astronauts died peacefully in Tennessee earlier this week. Ed Smylie was 95. Apollo 13 was launched 55 years ago this month and would have been the third crewed lunar landing. However, an oxygen tank explosion in the service module forced the mission to be aborted. The crew, consisting of Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, faced life-threatening challenges bu…

Apollo 13 astronaut, MS State alum Ed Smylie passes away - WXXV News 25

A Mississippi State alumnus who played a pivotal role in the Apollo 13 mission died on Monday. Robert ‘Ed’ Smylie was born in Lincoln County, best known of his role in solving the C02 scrubbers issue during the Apollo 13 mission. He was part of the team finding a solution when the Lunar module started to lose breathable air. Smylie suggested the use of duct tape, using his Mississippi roots saying if an object moves and it isn’t supposed to, use…