Captain Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell, Sc.D. is a former U.S. Naval officer, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut, having served as the Lunar Module Pilot of the 1971 Apollo 14 mission and the 6th man to walk on the moon. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1970 by Richard Nixon. He is the founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) for the purpose of consciousness research and related phenomena. His experience as an astronaut provided some of the inspiration for the phenomenon labeled the "Overview effect" by Frank White.
Books
Earthrise
My Adventures as an Apollo 14 Astronaut
2014
The Way of the Explorer
An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds
1996
Regreso a la Tierra. Memorias y reflexiones de nueve astronautas al volver del espacio
2019
Psychic Exploration
A Challenge for Science, Understanding the Nature and Power of Consciousness
1974
