Edgar Dean Mitchell
Astronaut
1930 –
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Who is Edgar Dean Mitchell?
Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell, Sc.D. is an American pilot, retired Captain in the United States Navy 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.
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- Born
- Sep 17, 1930
Hereford - Also known as
- Dr. Edgar Mitchell
- Edgar D. Mitchell
- Ed Mitchell
- Edgar Mitchell
- Spouses
- Anita Orr Rettig
(1972 - 1984/02) - Sheila Sisco
(1989/04/29 - 1998/07/19)
- Anita Orr Rettig
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Industrial management
( - 1952) - Master of Science, Naval Postgraduate School
Aerospace Engineering
( - 1961) - Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aeronautics and Astronautics
( - 1964) - Carnegie Institute of Technology
- Bachelor of Science, Carnegie Mellon University
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on July 23, 2013
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