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| | National Institute for Discovery Science: Edgar Mitchell |
 | | Home > Personnel > Edgar Mitchell, Ph.D. Edgar Mitchell, Ph.D. On January 31, 1971, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, then a U.S. Navy Captain, embarked on a journey through outer space of some 500,000 miles that resulted in becoming the sixth man to walk on the moon. |
 | | Scientist, test pilot, naval officer, astronaut, entrepreneur, author and lecturer, Dr. Mitchell's extraordinary and varied career personifies humankind's eternal thrust to widen its horizons as well as explore its inner soul. |
 | | Mitchell's honors and awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the USN Distinguished Service Medal, the NASA Distingished Service Medal and the NASA Group Achievement Award (three times). |
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