Birthdate: July 3, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States
Harrison Hagan “Jack” Schmitt is an American geologist, former NASA astronaut, university professor, and former U.S. senator from New Mexico. He made history by being the only person without a military aviation background to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Schmitt was part of NASA’s first scientist-astronaut group and is the only professional scientist to have ventured beyond low Earth orbit and visited the Moon. Additionally, he played a significant role in training Apollo astronauts and later pursued a career in politics, serving as a U.S. senator.
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