#4584 Overall Influence
Edgar Mitchell
American astronaut
About
Why is this person notable and influential?Edgar Dean Mitchell was a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist 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.
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Schools
What schools is this person affiliated with?Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
view profileCarnegie Mellon University
Private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
view profileInfluence Rankings by Discipline
How’s this person influential?#574 World Rank #224 USA Rank
Engineering
#1402 World Rank #784 USA Rank
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