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Biography of Jack SchmittName: Jack SchmittBirth Date: July 3, 1935 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States of America Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: geologist, astronaut, senator Jack Schmitt Harrison "Jack" Schmitt (born 1935), a geologist, was the first professional scientist to walk on the moon. In December 1972, he and Gene Cernan spent three days on the moon's surface, logging a record 301 hours on the surface and collecting a record 249 pounds of lunar material.America's First Scientist-AstronautBorn in Santa Rita, New Mexico, on July 3, 1935, Jack Schmitt received a bachelor's degree in science from the California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) in 1957. He then traveled to Oslo, Norway, on a Fulbright Scholarship. He studied at the University of Oslo in 1957 and 1958 and worked with the Norwegian Geological Survey. Schmitt received his Ph.D. in geology from Harvard University in 1964.After finishing his studies, Schmitt worked for the United States Geological Survey in New Mexico and Montana. He spent two summers in Alaska doing fieldwork. After that, he worked on photo and telescopic surveys of the moon for the U.S. Geological …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…allowing a lunar colony to be profitable. Schmitt told the University of Wisconsin publication Wisconsin Engineer, "The government will not sponsor the next major space program; the money will have to come from a private investor." Further Reading Chaikin, Andrew, A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts, Penguin Books, 1994."Apollo 17 Crew Information," Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a17/a17.crew.html (October 29, 2001). "Ask an Astronaut: Archives: Apollo 17 Crew," National Space Society, http://www.ari.net/nss/askastro/Apollo17/schmitbio.html (October 29, 2001)."Astronaut Bio: Harrison Schmitt," Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/schmitt.htm (October 29, 2001). "Faculty Profile--Professor Harrison Schmitt," Wisconsin Engineer, http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~wiscengr/issues/feb98/faculty.html (October 29, 2001)."A Field Trip to the Moon," NEEP533 Syllabus, http://silver.neep.wisc.edu/~neep533/FALL2001/neep533/FILES/trip.html (October 29, 2001). |