Dr. Edgar Mitchell
Shown above from left to right is the crew of Apollo 14: Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Quantrek Chairman and Chief Science Officer, Lunar Module Pilot; Alan Shepard, Commander; & Stuart Roosa, Command Module Pilot.
A former Apollo astronaut, Dr. Edgar Mitchell is the founder, the Chief Executive Officer, and the driving scientific visionary behind Quantrek.
Personal Highlights
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Born: September 17, 1930, Hereford, Texas
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Designated naval aviator: 1954
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Military test pilot: 1958-1972
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Technical Director, Navy Space Systems: 1964-1965
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Served with NASA and the Astronaut Corps: 1966-1972
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Served on the backup crew for Apollo 10 and Apollo 16
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Lunar Module Pilot Apollo 14 lunar mission, January 31-February 9, 1971; became sixth man to walk on the moon.
Education
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BS Industrial Management, Carnegie Mellon University, 1952
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BS Aeronautics, US Naval Postgraduate School, 1961
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ScD Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964
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EngD Engineering, New Mexico State University, 1971 (honorary)
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ScD Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1971 (honorary)
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ScD Engineering, University of Akron, 1979 (honorary)
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PhD Embry-Riddle University 1996 (honorary)
Accomplishments
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Founder, Institute of Noetic Sciences, 1973; Chairman 1973-1982
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President, Edgar Mitchell Productions, 1980--
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Public Speaker, Lecturer, Consultant, Author, 1972---
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Author: "The Way of the Explorer" Putnam NY '96; "Psychic Exploration: A Challenge for Science", Putnam NY '74
Memberships
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Member, Society of Experimental Test Pilots 1966--
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Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1963-1983
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Member, International Platform Association, 1975-1983
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Member, Explorers Club, 1972--
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Member, World Futures Society, 1975--
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Member, New York Academy of Sciences, 1975-1983
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Member, Radio and Television Correspondents Association, 1972-- (honorary)
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Notre Dame University, Albert Schmidt Lecturer, 1972
Awards and Recognition
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Rotary International Convention, Lausanne, Switzerland, keynote address, 1973
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Outstanding Man of the Year, Carnegie Mellon Alumni, 1972
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Drexel University, Engineering and Science Award, 1974
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Kappa Sigma Man of the Year Award, 1972
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Space Hall of Fame, inducted 1979
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Kalamazoo College, John Fetzer Lecturer, 1979
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Lowell Thomas Man of the Year Award, Explorer's Club, 1980
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United Nations, New York, Earth Day Address, 1992
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International University, Buckminister Fuller Lecturer, 1993
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Astronaut Hall of Fame, inducted 1995
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NBC Dateline, feature story, April 1996
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Sightings, feature story, October 1996
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Nominee, Nobel Peace Prize, 2005