To infinity and beyond. Aged 85 years, Edgar Mitchell, a veteran of the Apollo program, died on 4 February in a Florida hospital. This is NASA who made the announcement on the eve of the 45th anniversary of his landing on 5 February 1971.
Ten hour to contemplate the Earth
High in New Mexico in a family of Baptist fundamentalists, Edgar Mitchell agrees to 22 years in the US air Force, where he quickly became a pilot on board the aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard and Ticonteroga. In parallel, he earned a degree in aeronautical and astronautical sciences from the prestigious MIT in Cambridge.
In 1966 he was selected to integrate the selection of aspiring astronauts while the United States refine their draft send men to the moon. First support Apollo 9 and lining Eugene Cernan Apollo 10, he was appointed pilot of the Apollo 14 mission that flies 31 January 1971. There, Edgar Mitchell will spend ten hours on lunar soil. During one of his trips, he will have fun … throw a javelin.
Medals and aliens
In 1972, Edgar Mitchell resigned from NASA and founded the Association of explorers of space that brings together former astronauts worldwide. He then began a campaign against the government, convinced that the US can hide the presence of aliens on Earth.
It receives nevertheless the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the US Navy medal and several awards from NASA. During his lunar trip, he is filmed by a member of his team. A video presents the lunar trip.
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