The sixth person walking on the Moon died

American astronaut Edgar Mitchell arrived on the Moon in 1971 on the Apollo 14 train, and spent more than 9 hours on the surface of "the dead" Ms. Hang.

Astronaut Edgar Mitchell on a trip to the Moon in 1971 - (Photo: NASA).

He had just left at a hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, and was 85 years old. The US aerospace agency (NASA) has officially announced and sent condolences to his family and friends.

NASA director Charles Bolden praised him as "one of the pioneers in space exploration".

Mitchell landed on the Moon on February 5, 1971 with the Apollo 14, and spent more than nine hours on the surface of "Sister Hang". He is the sixth of 12 people who ever set foot on the Moon.

Astronaut Edgar Mitchell (left cover) - (Photo: NASA)

He believes that aliens have visited Earth, and have spent his life studying rational science of unexplained phenomena.

He left NASA in 1972 and received an honorary doctorate from many universities.