Edgar Dean "
Ed"
Mitchell,
Sc.D. (born September 17, 1930), (
Capt,
USN, Ret.), is an
American former
naval officer and
aviator,
test pilot,
aeronautical engineer, and
NASA astronaut. As the
Lunar Module Pilot of
Apollo 14, he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the
Fra Mauro Highlands region, making him the
sixth person to walk on the Moon.