National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Edgar Mitchell

United States of America

Edgar Mitchell
Deceased

Biography

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Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell was a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist and NASA astronaut. As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14, he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region, making him the sixth person to walk on the Moon.

Type

Government

Age

85

Date of Birth

September 17, 1930

First Flight

January 31, 1971

Last Flight

February 6, 1971

Career Stats

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Flights

1

Landings

2

Spacewalks

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Time in Space

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