Harrison Schmitt

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

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.

NationalityUSA

Born3 July 1935

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Apollo 177 December 1972

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.open article →

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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.

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