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Also known as Edgar Dean Mitchell, Edgar D. Mitchell

US-amerikanischer Astronaut

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Hereford, Texas, USA

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.

Known for

  • Sleeping Dog — Self (archive footage)2026
  • Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations — Self (archive footage)2023
  • A History of the World According to Getty Images — Self (Archive Footage)2022
  • The Phenomenon — Self - Apollo 14 Astronaut (archive footage)2020
  • Flying Objects: A State Secret — Self (archive footage) (voice)2020
  • On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime2019
  • Third Eye Spies — Self - Apollo 14 Astronaut2019
  • Aliens on the Moon: The Truth Exposed — Self - Apollo 14 Astronaut2014
  • Overview2012
  • The Day Before Disclosure — Himself2010

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Key facts

Born
Edgar Dean Mitchell , ( 1930-09-17 ) September 17, 1930, Hereford, Texas , U.S.
Died
February 4, 2016 (2016-02-04) (aged 85), West Palm Beach, Florida , U.S.
Education
Carnegie Mellon University ( BS ) Naval Postgraduate School ( BS ) Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( ScD )
Spouse s
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Awards
Presidential Medal of Freedom NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Rank
Captain , U.S. Navy
Time in space
9 days, 1 minute
Selection
NASA Group 5 (1966)
Total eva time
9 hours, 23 minutes
Missions
Apollo 14
Retirement
October 1, 1972

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Dean
Family name
Mitchell
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Hereford
Place of death
West Palm Beach
Occupation
airman
Employer
NASA
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
space exploration
Military branch
United States Navy
Military rank
captain
Image
Apollo 14 Camera.JPG
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Commons category
Edgar Mitchell
date of birth
1930-09-17
cause of death
kidney cancer
date of death
2016-02-04
time in space
12961
name in native language
Ed Mitchell
birth name
Edgar Dean Mitchell
member of the crew of
Apollo 14
manner of death
natural causes
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Edgar Dean „Ed“ Mitchell (* 17. September 1930 in Hereford, Texas; † 4. Februar 2016 in West Palm Beach, Florida) war ein amerikanischer Astronaut. Er war der sechste Mensch, der den Mond betrat.

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