Space Rocket History #370 – Apollo 17 – Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt
Space Rocket History Podcast
Michael Annis
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🗓️ 18 August 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Harrison Schmitt played a key role in training Apollo crews to be geologic observers when they were in lunar orbit and competent geologic field workers when they were on the lunar surface. After each of the landing missions, he participated … Continue reading
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| 0:19.9 | We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. |
| 0:24.7 | Not because they are easy, but because they are hard. |
| 0:28.1 | Godspeed, John Glenn. |
| 0:30.4 | Roger, zero G, and I feel fine. |
| 0:33.3 | Okay, I'm out. |
| 0:35.9 | How does it feel for the United States to be the new record holder? |
| 0:40.1 | At last, huh? |
| 0:41.8 | In that baby lights, there's no doubt about it. |
| 0:44.6 | Lift-off. We have a lift-off. 32 minutes past the hour. |
| 0:49.2 | Lift-off on Apollo 11. |
| 0:51.8 | Whippin, uh,, tanguity base here. |
| 0:54.7 | The Eagle has landed. |
| 0:56.6 | That's one small step for man. |
| 1:00.2 | One giant leap for manned. |
| 1:08.9 | Hello and welcome. |
| 1:23.6 | This is Michael Annis, and you're listening to episode number 370 of the Space Rocket History podcast. And now, Apollo 17, lunar module pilot Harrison Smith. Jack Schmidt was picked as one of the first six original scientist astronauts in |
| 1:30.3 | 1965. People said he had a fanatical focus upon Apollo. There were some of his colleagues |
| 1:36.3 | who doubted that he had any other life apart from Apollo. But he got himself noticed for the right |
| 1:42.3 | reasons, totally committed, changed geology training for the astronauts, |
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