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Image: Edgar Mitchell's memorial wreath in the Apollo 14 exhibit

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Description: In the Apollo Saturn V Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a memorial wreath was placed in the Treasures of Apollo exhibit following a ceremony to honor the memory of former NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell. One of 12 humans to walk on the moon, Mitchell died Feb. 4, 2016. Mitchell was Apollo 14's lunar module pilot who landed in the moon's Fra Mauro highlands on Feb. 5, 1971 with mission commander Alan Shepard while command module pilot Stuart Roosa remained in lunar orbit.
Title: Edgar Mitchell's memorial wreath in the Apollo 14 exhibit
Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasakennedy/24958641066/
Author: NASA/Bill White
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