Edgar Dean Mitchell, a renowned individual with a multifaceted career, was born on September 17, 1930, and departed this world on February 4, 2016. Throughout his life, he wore many hats, including that of a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist, and NASA astronaut.
Mitchell's most notable achievement was his role as the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971. During this historic mission, he spent a remarkable nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region. As a result of his extraordinary feat, Mitchell became the sixth person to set foot on the Moon.
