[14], In January, 2011, he was appointed as Secretary of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department in the cabinet of Governor Susana Martinez,[15] but was forced to give up the appointment the following month after refusing to submit to a required background investigation. ), While on the Moon's surface, Schmitt — the only geologist in the astronaut corps — collected the rock sample designated Troctolite 76535, which has been called "without doubt the most interesting sample returned from the Moon". Schmitt is an adjunct professor of engineering physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,[9] and has long been a proponent of lunar resource utilization. As a civilian, Schmitt received Air Force jet pilot wings in 1965 and Navy helicopter wings in 1967. In his last two years in the Senate, Schmitt held the position of Chairman of the Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space and of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. (check all that apply). He spoke at the March 2009 International Conference on Climate Change sponsored by the Heartland Institute. [2][3][4] He received a Ph.D. in geology from Harvard University in 1964, based on his geological field studies in Norway.[2]. Selected for NASA’s Scientist-Astronaut program in 1965, Schmitt organized the lunar science training for the Apollo astronauts, represented the crews during the development of hardware and procedures for lunar surface exploration, and oversaw the final preparations of the Apollo Lunar Module Descent Stage. Schmitt also remains the first and only professional scientist to have flown beyond low Earth orbit and to have visited the Moon. ), While on the Moon's surface, Schmitt — the only geologist in the astronaut corps — collected the rock sample designated Troctolite 76535, which has been called "without doubt the most interesting sample returned from the Moon". This page was last modified on 11 January 2016, at 21:49. Schmitt poses by the American flag, with Earth in the background, during Apollo 17's first EVA. Schmitt is one of the astronauts featured in the documentary In the Shadow of the Moon. Senator. Senator Schmitt with then-President Ronald Reagan in Roswell, New Mexico, October 1982. From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core, "The moon: an abundant source of clean and safe fusion fuel for the 21st century", Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee, New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, International Conference on Climate Change, opposition to the mainstream scientific assessment of global warming, "A Running Start – Apollo 17 up to Powered Descent Initiation", "Rock Suggests Early Moon's Fiery Core Churned a Magnetic Field", "The Astronauts Who Went to the Moon - The 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing - TIME", "404 file not found - College of Engineering @ University of Wisconsin Madison", http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1988lhfp.rept...35K, "NASA - Schmitt Completes NASA Advisory Council Service; Ford Named Chairman", "Former NASA Advisory Council Chair Jack Schmitt Quits Planetary Society Over New Roadmap", http://www.governor.state.nm.us/Press/2011/January/010611_02.pdf, "Harrison Schmitt withdraws nomination for New Mexico energy secretary", "Moonstruck: Climate science denier Harrison Schmitt, appointed to head NM environment agency, believes enviros and scientists like Holdren are communists - ThinkProgress", "Harrison H. Schmitt and William Happer: In Defense of Carbon Dioxide", Geological Society of America: Award & Medal Recipients, NASA Astronaut Group 4, "The Scientists", 1965, https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Harrison_Schmitt&oldid=8803, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2015, California Institute of Technology alumni, Recipients of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, About Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core, Schmitt appeared in the 2007 BBC Two documentary, He appeared in an episode of the television show, He was interviewed in the 2009 BBC television show, He was referred to in an episode ("Maid in Arlen") of the cartoon TV show, He was referred to in an episode ("Episode 7 - Dear Hibito") of the popular anime show. Entrepreneur, Accountability Expert and Author. 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