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

Name: Reporter's Notebook: The quiet hero who saved Apollo 13 with duct tape
Uploaded: 2025-05-16T19:00:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 59 s
Description: 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 John Dickerson has the story after Smylie's death at 95.

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 John Dickerson has the story after Smylie's death at 95.