
Edgar Mitchell moves across the lunar surface as he looks over a traverse map during exploration of Fra Mauro. Lunar…

Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr. (right), commander, and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, are suited up for a manned…

Atlas V First Stage Booster Arrives at Port Canaveral

Edgar Mitchell sets up an Apollo lunar surface experiments package made up of a set of scientific instruments placed at…

The 363-foot tall Apollo 14 launch vehicle lifts off from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 31,…

Edgar Mitchell, left, and Alan Shepard participate in lunar surface simulation training at the Kennedy Space Center, July 1970. They…

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The nitrogen ice glaciers on Pluto appear to carry an intriguing cargo: numerous, isolated hills that may be fragments of…

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The X-24A was a joint program between NASA, the U. S. Air Force and Martin Aircraft Company. The aircraft flew…