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Ed Mitchell, Apollo 14, dead at 85

  1. werdna77 Feb 5, 2016

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  2. arkstfan Feb 5, 2016

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    And the greatest club of my lifetime loses a member. RIP.
     
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  3. Jones in LA Isofrane hoarder. Feb 6, 2016

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    Another legendary explorer, gone. RIP Astronaut Mitchell.

    Mitchell was particularly fond of his Rolex GMTs and wore a pair of them during pre-flight training exercises and during the actual Apollo 14 mission. He wore his NASA-issue Speedmaster on the left arm of his spacesuit when mission protocol required but I haven't been able to find any clear images of Mitchell and his Speedmaster taken during the Moon mission itself. Here's a pre-flight image of Mitchell with a Speedmaster on the exterior of his spacesuit.

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    Here's a photo of Mitchell's space-flown Speedmaster, which is now on display at the US Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, FL.

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  4. GregH Feb 6, 2016

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    Sad news. Thanks for the post.
     
  5. werdna77 Feb 6, 2016

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    Omega should consider memorial editions as our pool of living space explorers dwindles.