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    Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is an American geologist, former NASA astronaut, university professor, former U.S. senator from New...
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    to walk on the Moon. As he re-entered the Apollo Lunar Module after Harrison Schmitt on their third and final lunar excursion, he remains the most recent...
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    Harrison Schmitt, a geologist, was the first NASA scientist astronaut to fly in space, and landed on the Moon on the last mission, Apollo 17. Schmitt...
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    mission to the Moon, with Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt. During the flight, Evans and five mice orbited the Moon a record 75...
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    Apollo 17 (category Harrison Schmitt)
    Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbited above. Schmitt was the only professional...
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    The Blue Marble (category Harrison Schmitt)
    photograph of Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by either Ron Evans or Harrison Schmitt aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon. Viewed from...
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  • Schmitt is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Schmitt (born 1968), American singer/songwriter Al Schmitt (1930–2021), American...
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    Republican Harrison Schmitt. As of 2024, this is the last time that the Republicans have won the Class 1 Senate seat in New Mexico. Harrison Schmitt's inauguration...
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  • Senator Schmitt may refer to: Eric Schmitt (born 1975), U.S. senator from Missouri since 2023 Harrison Schmitt (born 1935), U.S. senator from New Mexico...
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    senators have maintained the candy desk tradition, including John McCain, Harrison Schmitt, and Rick Santorum, who stocked it with confectionery from his home...
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    rather than test or military fighter pilot experience. Geologist Harrison H. "Jack" Schmitt participated heavily in the geological training of the lunar landing...
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    and their nicknames were given by the Apollo 17 crew (Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, and Ronald Evans). The four male mice, one female mouse, and Evans...
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    to the Senate, defeating one-term Republican incumbent Harrison Schmitt. Bingaman accused Schmitt of not paying enough attention to local matters; his campaign...
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    others requiring a 6-foot (1.8 m) long horizontal pole. Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt carried a second, identical flag to the Moon and back, and presented...
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    Tracy's Rock (category Harrison Schmitt)
    landing site. "Tracy's Rock" is its popular name. Geologist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt and mission commander Eugene A. Cernan spent considerable time studying...
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    cancellation of later flights prompted NASA to select geologist-astronaut Harrison Schmitt as the Lunar Module Pilot, displacing Engle. Engle was born on August...
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  • 13 and hosted From the Earth to the Moon eps. 1-11] John Corbett as Harrison Schmitt (voice) Andrew Husmann as David Scott Bryan Cranston as Buzz Aldrin...
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    Cernan Ronald Evans Harrison Schmitt Apollo 18 J February 1972 Schroter's Valley Richard F. Gordon Jr. Vance Brand Harrison Schmitt CANCELED September...
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  • Veterinary diagnostics Laboratory spoke before a hearing chaired by Senator Harrison Schmitt. Hibbs testified that mutilation fell into three categories: Natural...
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    re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Republican former Astronaut Harrison Schmitt. Incumbent Conservative James Buckley ran for re-election to a second...
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    Democratic victory nationwide, Montoya was defeated by Republican Harrison Schmitt 57% to 42%. Montoya died in Washington, D.C., at the age of 62. List...
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    in seniority over the other freshman senators. Incumbent Republican Harrison Schmitt was running for re-election to a second term, but lost to Democrat...
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  • Space Shuttle mission. Astronaut (and later, United States Senator) Harrison Schmitt (BS 1957) was the only geologist to have walked on the surface of the...
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  • Brand (Command Module pilot (CMP)) Harrison Schmitt (Lunar Module pilot (LMP)) When Apollo 18 was canceled, Schmitt was moved up to Apollo 17 under pressure...
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    Irwin (Apollo 15) John Young (Apollo 16) Charles Duke (Apollo 16) Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17) Gene Cernan (Apollo 17) Flew to the Moon without landing...
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    took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Harrison Schmitt was running for re-election to a second term, but lost to Democrat...
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    Member: Robert C. Byrd) Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Harrison Schmitt; Ranking Member: William Proxmire) Legislative (Chair: Mack Mattingly;...
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    Lunar basalt 70017 (category Harrison Schmitt)
    70017 is a Moon rock gathered in 1972 by astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt on the Apollo 17 mission near their Apollo Lunar Module and then divided...
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    functions on the Moon with no major anomalies. Scientist-astronaut Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17 said, "The Lunar Rover proved to be the reliable, safe...
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    NASA Astronaut Group 4 (category Harrison Schmitt)
    Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2016. "Astronaut Bio: Harrison Schmitt". NASA. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Compton 1989...
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