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GeoLegends: Harrison "Jack" Schmitt

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Harrison "Jack" Schmitt - Geologist, Astronaut, Professor, Researcher, and Senator

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Harrison H. (Jack) Schmitt Schmitt
Astronaut, professor, author, U.S. senator from New Mexico – and an AAPG member. An Association award is named in his honor, and he remains the only geologist to walk – and explore – on the Moon. Show More

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Commercial space exploration is on the rise, and they need astronauts with the right stuff — geoscience expertise.

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AAPG member Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt, geologist, author, politician, scientist-astronaut extraordinaire and the last man to walk on the moon, has added another award to his lengthy résumé.
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Geologist and ex-astronaut Harrison Schmitt discusses the possibility of mining the moon's helium-3 as an energy resource and the importance of a return to space travel.

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The only geologist ever to ply his science in person on an extraterrestrial body

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Moon Exploration: Buying mineral rights to the moon? First, you need a geologist who has been there!

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