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Harrison Schmitt

Lunar module pilot of Apollo 17 and a professional geologist — the only trained scientist to walk on the Moon during the Apollo program. He later served as a U.S. Senator for New Mexico.
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Portrait of astronaut Harrison Schmitt.
Born
3 Jul 1935
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1
Time in space
≈ 12 days

Missions

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Official insignia (mission patch) of Apollo 17, designed by Robert McCall, depicting Apollo (the Greek sun god) with an American eagle and the Moon.

7 December 1972

Apollo 17

NASA's final Apollo Moon landing. Cernan and Schmitt explored Taurus-Littrow for three days while Evans orbited alone; the mission returned the largest sample haul of the program.

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Timeline

Career at a glance

  1. 1935Born3 July 1935
  2. 1972Apollo 177 December 1972

Programmes

Related programmes

Apollo 17Apollo 17 (December 1972) was NASA's final crewed Moon landing and remains, to date, humanity's most recent visit to the lunar surface. Commander Eugene Cernan and geologist Harrison Schmitt spent three days at Taurus-Littrow, while Ronald Evans orbited above.Open article →

Crews

Flew together

Eugene CernanCosmonaut / AstronautEugene CernanApollo 17Ronald EvansCosmonaut / AstronautRonald EvansApollo 17
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