<ul><li>Ed Smylie, the NASA engineer known for his famous hack that saved the Apollo 13 crew, recently passed away at the age of 95 in Crossville, Tennessee.</li><li>In 1970, Ed Smylie improvised a gas conduit using plastic bags and duct tape to help the astronauts of Apollo 13 escape safely after an explosion on the command module.</li><li>The hack involved creating an adapter to fit square lithium hydroxide canisters into round openings in the lunar module, allowing the astronauts to filter air for three people instead of two.</li><li>Ed Smylie's ingenuity and quick thinking during the Apollo 13 mission have been widely praised, with his legacy living on as one of the greatest hacks of all time.</li></ul>

In Memory of Ed Smylie, Whose Famous Hack Saved the Apollo 13 Crew

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