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Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt

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Astronaut

The Resume

    (July 3, 1935- )
    Astronaut (June 28, 1965-1975)
    Republican Senator from New Mexico (1977-83)
    Flew aboard Apollo 17 (December 7-19, 1972)
    Twelfth person to step on the Moon (December 11, 1972 - 6:55 P.M. EST).
    U.S. Navy/U.S. Air Force

Why he might be annoying:

    He left NASA to enter politics.
    He was a staunch supporter of Reagan's trickle down economy, which was not that popular with his constituents.
    He lost his re-election to the senate (1982).
    He used the cold war to his political advantage.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He and Eugene Cernan brought back a record 249 pounds of Moon rocks to Earth.
    He, Ronald Evans and Eugene Cernan landed their Apollo 17 capsule less than a 1/2 mile off target.
    He was the sixth and last man to pilot a lunar module landing onto the Moon.
    He is the only geologist to walk on the Moon.
    His one and only flight landed him on the Moon.
    He and Eugene Cernan planted a plaque on the lunar surface commemorating the six manned lunar landings.
    He was the last of twelve astronauts to step on the Moon (December 11, 1972) and next to last to leave the Moon (December 13, 1972).
    He earn his doctorate at Harvard University (1964).
    He had to attend a one year flight training school to become an astronaut.
    He assisted in the analysis of lunar samples.
    When NASA scrubbed Apollo 18 as the final lunar mission, he was moved to Apollo 17 so at least one scientist would land on the Moon.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 28 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 73 Votes: 57.53% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 75 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 94 Votes: 38.30% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 85 Votes: 43.53% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 130 Votes: 49.23% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 333 Votes: 43.24% Annoying