Edgar Mitchell
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Dr. Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell, (September 17, 1930 ā February 4, 2016), (Capt, USN, Ret.) was an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, parapsychologist, and NASA astronaut. He was a moonwalker.
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Edgar D. Mitchell | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Retirement | October 1, 1972 |
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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]