Edgar Mitchell, Sixth Astronaut to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 85
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 16:31
in Astronomy & Space
Edgar Dean Mitchell, who in February 1971 became the sixth man to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 85. The lunar module pilot on Apollo 14, Mitchell died at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida, sources close to his family confirmed.