Edgar D. Mitchell

Acting

Born: 1930-09-17
Died: 2016-02-04
From: Hereford, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

Edgar Mitchell

Biography

Edgar Dean Mitchell (September 17, 1930 – February 4, 2016) was a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist, and NASA astronaut. As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971 he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region, and was the sixth person to walk on the Moon.

Awards & Nominations5 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

International Space Hall of Fame

1979
🏆 Won

NASA Distinguished Service Medal

1971
🏆 Won

Presidential Medal of Freedom

Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team

1970
🏆 Won

Navy Distinguished Service Medal

🏆 Won

United States Astronaut Hall of Fame