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| The crew of the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission: Commander Eugene A. Cernan (front), lunar module pilot Harrison H. Schmitt and command module pilot Ronald E. Evans.Source:Supplied |
With the program winding down, NASA was under pressure from the National Academy of Sciences to include a scientist on one of the final missions. Schmitt was one of the first six scientist-astronauts selected in 1965, and was in training for Apollo 18.
Under pressure from scientists, Schmitt was given a place on Apollo 17, which blasted off in the early hours of December 7, 1972. It was the first and only mission to carry a scientist.
The first trip to the moon was Apollo 12.
and the last trip was Apollo 17.
ironically the most famous trip turned out to be: Apollo 13.
a great movie: (one of the films I brought with me to the Philippines)
and if you watch it, you learn the two most important lessons of survival.
One: Never, never give up.
Two: Don't forget the duct tape.
Another irony: Although Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon's surface, it was the second astronaut who followed him down the ladder who entered into popular culture: Buzz Aldrin whose first name is immortalized in this beloved character:
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