Harrison Schmitt
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United States Senator from New Mexico |
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In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Montoya |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Bingaman |
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Harrison Hagan Schmitt July 3, 1935 Santa Rita, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Fitzgibbon |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
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Other names
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Jack Schmitt |
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Other occupation
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Geologist |
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Time in space
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12d 13h 52m |
| Selection | 1965 Scientist group |
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Total EVAs
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3 on the lunar surface |
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Total EVA time
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20 hours 35 minutes |
| Missions | Apollo 17 |
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Mission insignia
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| Retirement | August 30, 1975 |
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Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is an American geologist, retired NASA astronaut, university professor, former U.S. senator from New Mexico, and the most recent living person to have walked on the Moon. He is also the last living crew member of Apollo 17.
In December 1972, as one of the crew on board Apollo 17, Schmitt became the first member of NASA's first scientist-astronaut group to fly in space. As Apollo 17 was the last of the Apollo missions, he also became the twelfth and second youngest person to set foot on the Moon, and the second-to-last person to step off of the Moon (he boarded the Lunar Module shortly before commander Eugene Cernan). Schmitt also remains the first and only professional scientist to have flown beyond low Earth orbit and to have visited the Moon. He was influential within the community of geologists supporting the Apollo program and, before starting his own preparations for an Apollo mission, had been one of the scientists training those Apollo astronauts chosen to visit the lunar surface.
Schmitt resigned from NASA in August 1975 in order to run for election to the United States Senate as a member from New Mexico. As the Republican candidate in the 1976 election, he defeated the two-term Democratic incumbent Joseph Montoya, but, running for re-election in 1982, was defeated by Democrat Jeff Bingaman.
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