Tag: Apollo 14
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Apollo 14 moonwalker Edgar Mitchell dies at 85
Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission, stands by the deployed U.S. flag on the lunar surface during the early moments of the first extravehicular activity (EVA) of the mission. Credit: NASA Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon, died Thursday night after…
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Apollo 14 moonwalker (and UFO seeker) Edgar Mitchell dies at the age of 85
Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell sits for his official portrait in 1970. Mitchell’s crewmates on the mission in 1971 were Alan Shepard and Stuart Roosa. (Credit: NASA) Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell has died at the age of 85 after a months-long illness, according to reports that emerged on the 45th anniversary of his first moonwalk.…