Edgar D. Mitchell, Sixth Moonwalking Astronaut, Dies at 85



By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN

Commander Mitchell, a member of NASA’s first lunar mission devoted exclusively to scientific research, Apollo 14, spent just over nine hours on the moon on two moonwalks.

Published: February 6, 2016 at 01:00AM

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