American astronaut edgar mitchell was the pilot of Apollo 14. He was born in Texas on 1930. His father is a farmer. 65438-0952 graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in industrial management science. 196 1 Graduated from U.S. Naval University with a doctorate in aviation/aerospace science. Before 1966 joined NASA, he was a naval pilot. 20 16 On February 4th, edgar mitchell died at the age of 85.