Apollo 14 Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Dies

HOUSTON – Edgar D. Mitchell, Apollo 14’s lunar module pilot and one of only a dozen Americans to walk on the Moon as part of NASA’s initial foray into deep space nearly a half century ago, died Feb. 4 in West Palm Beach, Florida, family members said. He was 85. Services are pending. Mitchell’s death...

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