Edgar Mitchell was an American NASA astronaut and United States Navy officer who served as lunar module pilot on Apollo 14 in 1971, becoming the sixth person to walk on the Moon. During the return flight he reported experiencing a profound personal epiphany while looking at Earth from space, an experience often cited in discussions of what has been called the overview effect. After leaving NASA, Mitchell founded the Institute of Noetic Sciences to study consciousness and human potential.
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Edgar Mitchell was a NASA astronaut who flew as Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 14 and walked on the Moon.
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Edgar Dean Mitchell (1930-09-17)September 17, 1930 Hereford, Texas, U.S.
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Edgar Dean Mitchell (1930-09-17)September 17, 1930 Hereford, Texas, U.S.
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Edgar Dean Mitchell (1930-09-17)September 17, 1930 Hereford, Texas, U.S.
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February 4, 2016(2016-02-04) (aged 85) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
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February 4, 2016(2016-02-04) (aged 85) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Commander Alan Shepard, Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa, and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell launched on their nine-day mission on Sunday, January 31, 1971, at 4:03:02 p.m.
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