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Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, 6th Man on Moon, Dies in Florida
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Posted on 02/05/2016 2:48:42 PM PST by nickcarraway
Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who became the sixth man on the moon when he and Alan Shepard helped NASA recover from Apollo 13's "successful failure" and later devoted his life to exploring the mind, physics and unexplained phenomena such as psychics and aliens, has died in Florida. He was 85.
Mitchell died Thursday night at a West Palm Beach hospice after a short illness, his daughter, Kimberly Mitchell, said. Mitchell's passing coincides with the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 14 mission, which ran from Jan. 31 to Feb. 9, 1971.
Mitchell, one of only 12 humans to set foot on the moon, was not a typical strait-laced astronaut: In later years, he said aliens visited Earth and faith healers were legit.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: alanshepard; apollo13; apollo14; edgarmitchell; florida; hospice; instofnoeticsciences; ions; kimberlymitchell; moon; obituaries; obituary; westpalmbeach
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To: nickcarraway
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02/05/2016 2:52:16 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: nickcarraway
later devoted his life to exploring the mind, physics and unexplained phenomena such as psychics and aliensHe was getting too close.
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02/05/2016 2:52:28 PM PST
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MUDDOG
To: nickcarraway
one of only 12 humans to set foot on the moon, RIP. Sad. There are not many of that fraternity left.
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posted on
02/05/2016 2:53:43 PM PST
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The Sons of Liberty
(My Forefathers Would Be Shooting By Now!)
To: nickcarraway
...faith healers were legit.Apparently not.
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posted on
02/05/2016 2:54:02 PM PST
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ZOOKER
(Until further notice the /s is implied...)
To: nickcarraway
How many left? And will the chain be unbroken until another human walks on another world?
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02/05/2016 2:54:21 PM PST
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BridgeOutAhead
(Obama.....dabit deus his quoque finem)
To: nickcarraway
Was he the one who went on Dancing with the stars?
To: nickcarraway
Mitchell, one of only 12 humans to set foot on the moon Still a pretty exclusive club. But considering the cost of membership ...
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02/05/2016 2:55:59 PM PST
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IronJack
To: nickcarraway
This is Major Tom to ground control
I’m stepping through the door
To: MUDDOG
No, he knows now....Rest well, Pioneer.
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02/05/2016 2:57:16 PM PST
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Shady
(We are at war again......this time for our lives...)
To: nickcarraway
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02/05/2016 2:57:33 PM PST
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GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: nickcarraway
Mitchell, one of only 12 humans to set foot on the moon, was not a typical strait-laced astronaut: In later years, he said aliens visited Earth and faith healers were legit.
Somebody got to him........
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02/05/2016 2:58:31 PM PST
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Hot Tabasco
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
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02/05/2016 3:01:11 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
To: Blackirish
...and all this science, I don't understand... it's just my job five days a week...
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02/05/2016 3:02:01 PM PST
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skimbell
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02/05/2016 3:06:19 PM PST
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Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
(Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
To: nickcarraway
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02/05/2016 3:08:48 PM PST
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Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
02/05/2016 3:11:33 PM PST
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laplata
( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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02/05/2016 3:14:22 PM PST
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publius911
(IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
To: The Sons of Liberty
With Mitchell’s death, of the 12 men who have walked on the moon, seven survive: Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, David Scott, John W. Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt.
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02/05/2016 3:15:40 PM PST
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laplata
( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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02/05/2016 3:20:42 PM PST
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DoughtyOne
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