You, sir, are a steely-eyed missile man!

[jetra2]

The engineers that created the scrubbing device for Apollo 13's air have been honored. Read more here:

https://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/04/19/apollo13.engineers.ap/index.html

Jason

 

[Rob Fisher]

I guess better later than never

 

[Rocketmaniac]

Good to see that they finally got recognized. Duct Tape's stock price must have went sky high after that mission!!!!!

 

[DynaSoar]

Originally posted by Rocketmaniac
Good to see that they finally got recognized.

No they didn't, they got used.

A company that had nothing to do with it (founded in 1996), but brokers lots of mechanical and electrical equipment and has an engineering supplier search engine, got its name and the name of its president mentioned as much as the only one of all the engineers that got mentioned at all, and they conned NASA into letting them do it on NASA turf. It was a publicity stunt.

Even if it wasn't portrayed exactly like it happened, the movie was a lot more honest recognition. NASA should be twice ashamed: for not doing it themselves, and for allowing this obvious marketing gimmick. I can't say I expect any better from AP or CNN.