RIP to a legend. Imagine saving a bunch of dudes in a tin can, in space, with freaking duct tape.
LurkerZerker on
“Well, I suggest you gentlemen invent a way to put a square peg in a round hole. Rapidly.” And they did.
That scene in Apollo 13 is so good. All that pressure they were under, and the absolute MacGuyvering they had to pull off from thousands of miles away in such a short span of time, and they still pulled it off and saved the crew. Hard to imagine how different space exploration would be without Smylie and those other engineers.
Secure-Frosting on
Ah man that sucks. Rest in peace. Strongly recommend reading the book if anyone gets a chance – Apollo 13 – fantastic book
EstablishmentLate532 on
It’s an honor to be a part of the same species as people as great as this.
Gekthegecko on
Apollo 13 is comfortably in my top 5 favorite movies. RIP
ExtraPockets on
Sounds like the man had a good life and made a real positive impact on the world. I like that he was humble and said anyone could have come up with the solution, but still doing it under pressure is a different matter and he did it and changed the course of human history for the better in doing it.
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RIP to a legend. Imagine saving a bunch of dudes in a tin can, in space, with freaking duct tape.
“Well, I suggest you gentlemen invent a way to put a square peg in a round hole. Rapidly.” And they did.
That scene in Apollo 13 is so good. All that pressure they were under, and the absolute MacGuyvering they had to pull off from thousands of miles away in such a short span of time, and they still pulled it off and saved the crew. Hard to imagine how different space exploration would be without Smylie and those other engineers.
Ah man that sucks. Rest in peace. Strongly recommend reading the book if anyone gets a chance – Apollo 13 – fantastic book
It’s an honor to be a part of the same species as people as great as this.
Apollo 13 is comfortably in my top 5 favorite movies. RIP
Sounds like the man had a good life and made a real positive impact on the world. I like that he was humble and said anyone could have come up with the solution, but still doing it under pressure is a different matter and he did it and changed the course of human history for the better in doing it.