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- The Harrison Schmitt Award recognizes individuals or organizations that, for a variety of reasons, do not qualify for other Association honors or awards. The recipient is not required to be an AAPG member.
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Schmitt received the award in 1973 for his contribution as the first geologist to land on the Moon and study its geology. [ 61 ] 2015 Recipient of the Leif Erikson Exploration Award , awarded by The Exploration Museum , for his scientific work on the surface of the Moon in 1972, and for his part in the geology training of all the astronauts ...
In 2007, Schmitt was awarded the first Eugene M. Shoemaker Memorial Award by Arizona State University and is the first recipient of the National Space Society's Gerard K. O'Neill Memorial Space Settlement award.
Dec 12, 2023 · On December 13, 1972, scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is photographed standing next to a huge, split lunar boulder during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site.
The Harrison Schmitt Award recognizes individuals or organizations that, for a variety of reasons, do not qualify for other Association honors or awards. The recipient is not required to be an AAPG member.
Jun 18, 2024 · In July 2003, the United States Department of State established the Harrison H. Schmitt Leadership Award for Fulbright Fellowship awardees serving in the United States Military.
Harrison Schmitt (born July 3, 1935, Santa Rita, New Mexico, U.S.) is an American geologist, astronaut, and politician who was part of the Apollo space program’s last flight (1972). He later served in the U.S. Senate (1977–83).
And he received the GK Gilbert award bestowed upon him by the planetary geology division of the Geological Society of America in 1989. He was selected as a science astronaut by NASA in '65. He was a lunar module pilot in Apollo 17, which left Earth in December 6, 1972 and returned on December 19.
