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Wait! Wasn’t the Apollo program Big Government socialism communism Marxism? Lol at stupid MAGA idiots.

My dad was a metallurgical engineer within the space program from the 60's until his death in 2014 and knew Mr. Smylie well. He talked about this "fix" at the dinner table often. We also had some of the young astronauts over for dinner a few times when we lived in Houston. Dad called them the kids.

This is an AMAZING story...Incredible effort by brilliant people. Well done Mr. Smylie...another steely eyed missile man on this mission. youtu.be/H7cX0Q_sEpk?...

Amazing ingenuity and craftiness.

🙏✌️

Another unsung hero. Timely recognition in these days when such dedicated public servants, scientists, and engineers are routinely demonized by MAGA and reactionary right-wing politicians for various reasons, all ridiculous.

Our country needs more people like him.

A team of real-life MacGyvers!

I’m a retired Sheet Metal Worker and want to thank Ed Smylie for creating the greatest duct tape story in history. The movie was incredible; brought back memories. My quick fix kit includes: duct tape, WD-40, stationary clips, ace bandage, wood toothpicks, short bungee cord. RIP “ED”

Fucking OG.

Steely-eyed missile-man ✌️

Great post. Thanks.

RIP!

American ingenuity and heroic effort. Thank you for this reminder.

After DOGE finishes with them that's all they'll have left to use next time too.

Hats off to the person who thought to put duct tape on board.

Engineering brilliance that made US a great power.

Autism spectrum and autism-adjacent folks can work magic if managers don't abuse or devalue their loyalty and dedication to the technicals of the job.

Another Steely-eyed Missile Man.

Love, love, love their story!

That was amazing