Harrison Schmitt
Dr. Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is an American geologist, retired NASA astronaut, university professor, former U.S. senator from New Mexico. He is the most recent living person to have walked on the Moon. As of 2023, he is also the last living crew member of Apollo 17.
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| United States Senator from New Mexico | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Montoya |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Bingaman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harrison Hagan Schmitt July 3, 1935 Grant County, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Fitzgibbon |
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| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Jack Schmitt |
| Occupation | Geologist |
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| Space career | |
| NASA Astronaut | |
Time in space | 12d 13h 52m |
| Selection | 1965 Scientist group |
Total EVAs | 3 on the lunar surface[1] |
Total EVA time | 20 hours 35 minutes[2] |
| Missions | Apollo 17 |
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| Retirement | August 30, 1975 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
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| Thesis | Petrology and structure of the Eiksundsdal Eclogite Complex, Hareidland, Sunnmøre, Norway (1964) |
Schmitt resigned from NASA in August 1975 in order to run for election to the United States Senate as a member from New Mexico. He ran as a Republican. He won his election in 1976, and he was a senator for six years, but he lost his re-election campaign in 1982.[3]
Harrison Schmitt Media
Senator Schmitt with President Ronald Reagan in Roswell, New Mexico, October 1982
Harrison "Jack" Schmitt at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, June 3, 2009.
Schmitt (second from right) attends President Donald Trump's signing of Space Policy Directive-1, directing NASA to resume human flight to the Moon and beyond
Schmitt poses by the American flag, with Earth in the background, during Apollo 17's first EVA.
Schmitt collects lunar specimens during the Apollo 17 mission.
Schmitt falls while on a Moonwalk.
Astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan singing "While Strolling Through the Park One Day" on the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission
The Blue Marble, an iconic photograph of Earth, is credited to the three crewmen of Apollo 17
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References
- ↑ "Apollo 17". NASA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "Extravehicular Activity". NASA history. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "50 Years in Space - Harrison Schmitt". California Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
Other websites
Media related to Harrison H. Schmitt at Wikimedia Commons
- Harrison Schmitt visits University of Malta in 2009 and Handaq School
- Spacefacts biography of Harrison Schmitt
- Space Policy Directive-1, in The Federal Register
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