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Edgar D. Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edgar Dean Mitchell (1930-09-17)September 17, 1930 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Died | February 4, 2016(2016-02-04) (aged 85) Lake Worth, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | CIT, B.S. 1952 NPS, B.S. 1961 MIT, Sc.D. 1964 |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Space career | |
| NASA Astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 9d 00h 01m |
| Selection | 1966 NASA Group 5 |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 9 hours 23 minutes |
| Missions | Apollo 14 |
Mission insignia | |
| Retirement | October 1, 1972 |
Dr. Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell, (September 17, 1930 - February 4, 2016), (Capt, USN, Ret.) was an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, parapsychologist, and NASA astronaut. He was a moonwalker.
He was the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14. He spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region. Mitchell was born in Hereford, Texas.[1]
Mitchell died under hospice care in Lake Worth, Florida from complications of kidney cancer on February 4, 2016 at the age of 85.[2]
References
[change | change source]- | Astronautix biography
- | "Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, 85, dies in West Palm Beach". Palm Beach Post.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Edgar Mitchell at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Edgar Mitchell Archived 2010-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Official NASA biography
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