Edgar Mitchell’s Legacy for Exploration, Sustainability, and Consciousness

Astronaut Edgar Mitchell inspires a greater perspective for sustainability of life on planet earth.

February 4th 2016, Astronaut Edgar Mitchell passed away peacefully on the eve of the 45th anniversary of his lunar landing, which happened February 5th, 1971.

He was the 6th astronaut to walk on the moon as part of the Apollo 14 mission. Mitchell, Alan Shepard, and Stuart Roosa were on the crew which set a record for more than nine hours on the lunar surface, collecting rocks and taking measurements for research.

Mitchell was an American naval officer, engineer, and test pilot with a doctor of science in aeronautics and astronautics from M.I.T.