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Dec 7, 2017 · Geologist and astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, during NASA's final lunar landing mission in the Apollo series. (Image credit: NASA) Schmitt retired from NASA in August...
Apr 23, 2013 · Harrison "Jack" Schmitt was the first person initially trained as a scientist to walk on the moon. Originally a geologist, he was selected by NASA in June 1965 along with a group of other...
Dr. Harrison H. Schmitt was on the last manned mission to the Moon — Apollo 17. He was the first scientist to walk on the lunar surface. » Subscribe to NBC N...
During NASA’s Constellation Program, Harrison Schmitt became chairman of the NASA Advisory Council in November 2005 and served until October 2008. From 2017 to 2022 he has served as a member of the National Space Council’s User Advisory Board.
Dec 12, 2023 · The American Veterans Center published a video, a conversation with the Apollo 17 moonwalker Harrison Schmitt. Schmitt was the first geologist to visit the lunar surface. He talks about the mission, and especially, the importance of the moon rocks. A Conversation with the Apollo 17 Moonwalker Harrison Schmitt [transcript of the video]
Oct 2, 2023 · Harrison Schmitt. In this episode of “Moon 101,” we hold a conversation with Astronaut Harrison Schmitt about exploring the Moon. “Moon 101” is a series that features interviews with Apollo-era rocket scientists and engineers telling their stories about how they did it and lessons learned.
Dec 19, 2022 · Article. On Dec. 19, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt, the first trained geologist to travel to the Moon, successfully ended their 13-day Moon landing mission with a splashdown in their Command Module (CM) America in the Pacific Ocean.
