Apollo 17's Jack Schmitt on the Moon Landing Legacy and the Future of U.S. Space Exploration
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Leonard David
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A Q&A interview with Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, reflecting on the 45th anniversary of the final Apollo moon landing mission. Schmitt discusses the achievements of Apollo 17 — including its records for longest crewed lunar landing flight and longest lunar surface EVAs — and expresses his desire for a renewed American commitment to deep-space human exploration, looking ahead to future missions beyond Earth orbit.
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· 3 pulledApollo 17 broke several human-spaceflight records, including the longest crewed lunar landing flight (301 hours and 51 minutes), the longest lunar surface extravehicular activities (22 hours and 4 minutes).
He is eager to see a rebirth of the zeal for U.S. human space exploration that boosted Schmitt and Apollo 17 Cmdr. Eugene Cernan onto the lunar surface.
Ronald Evans circled that airless world as command module pilot.
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