Reporter’s Notebook: The quiet hero who saved Apollo 13 with duct tape

By Home - CBSNews.com May 16, 2025 | 8:47 PM

When Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell said, “Houston, we’ve had a problem,” it was Ed Smylie who had the solution. “CBS Evening News” co-anchor has the story after Smylie’s death at 95.

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Reporter’s Notebook: The quiet hero who saved Apollo 13 with duct tape