Harrison Schmidt, geologist. Like the astronauts of Apollo 10, 12, 13 and 14 before it, Apollo 17 landed in the Pacific Ocean near American Samoa.
The inscription on the Apollo 17 commemorative plaque left on the moon is: Humanity has completed the first exploration of the moon. December 1972 AD. May the spirit of peace we bring be with all humanity. (Signed: Cernan, Evans, Schmidt, Richard Nixon).
Due to his Czechoslovak ancestry, Commander Eugene Cernan left a Czechoslovak flag on the moon.
In the original plan, Schmidt would execute Apollo 18. After Apollo 18 was canceled, due to pressure from the scientific community, Schmidt was selected to execute Apollo 17, replacing Joseph. ·Engel.
Apollo 17 set many records in the Apollo program, including the longest flight to the moon; the longest time to walk on the lunar surface; Apollo 17 collected the most lunar specimens, and also Traveled in lunar orbit for the longest time.
"Ah! Once you've seen one Earth, you've seen them all." - Harrison Schmidt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot.
"We have been here when we left the Moon's Tauras-Litro Valley, and we are leaving now; if circumstances permit, we will take with us the peace and hope of all mankind Back here. As I step off the moon, I want to say that America's challenge to space today will shape humanity's destiny tomorrow." - Eugene Cernan. , Apollo 17 commander. The last man to land on the moon was December 14, 1972.
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Eugene Cernan
Eugene Cernan was born on March 14, 1934 and was an American national Space agency astronaut. He flew on three space missions: Gemini 9A (June 1966), Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 10 (May 1969), and Commander of Apollo 17 (December 1972). Since Apollo 17 was the last mission to land on the moon so far, Cernan became the last person to leave footprints on the moon. He was also a member of the backup team for three missions: Gemini 12, Apollo 7, and Apollo 14. In 1976, Cernan retired from the space agency and the Navy as a colonel, and began to go into business.
Ronald Evans
Born November 10, 1933
Earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kansas in 1956,
Earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering from Naval Postgraduate School.
In June 1957, Evans completed flight training and was promoted to second lieutenant.
In April 1966, he became one of the astronauts selected by NASA
On December 7, 1972, he, Harrison Schmidt and Eugene Searle Nan carried out the Apollo 17 mission and returned to Earth safely
On April 30, 1976, after twenty-one years of service, Evans retired from the Navy, stayed at the Aeronautics and Space Administration, and participated in aerospace Development of the aircraft program, serving in the Office of Astronaut Scheduling and Training
In March 1977, Evans retired from NASA and worked as an executive for a coal company.
On April 7, 1990, Evans died of a heart attack in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Harrison Schmidt
Harrison Schmidt was born on July 3, 1935 in Santa Rita, New Mexico, USA
1957 Graduated from the Department of Science at the California Institute of Technology, and then studied geology for one year at the University of Oslo, Norway
Received a PhD in geology from Harvard University in 1964.
Before being selected by NASA to serve as the first group of scientist astronauts in June 1965, Schmidt worked as a space geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona. Center) worked on geological exploration techniques that the Apollo astronauts could use.
In March 1970, Schmidt became the first scientist astronaut to receive a mission
In August 1971, Schmidt was selected to carry out the Apollo 17 mission
On December 7, 1972, the Apollo 17 mission was carried out and returned safely to Earth
In August 1975, Schmidt resigned from NASA and ran for the Republican Party's Senate seat in New Mexico. campaign. and won
When seeking re-election in 1982, Schmidt was defeated by Jeff Bingaman
In 1984, Schmidt received the Penrose Award for his contributions to earth sciences Geology Award