Cernan, evans, schmitt, and the mice returned to earth on december 19. Schmitt this continuing series of essays considers. Schmitt was educated at the california institute of technology caltech in pasadena, the university of oslo, and harvard university in cambridge, mass. The pdf version is a replica of this article that may also be viewed on website. Former nasa astronaut harrison schmitt advocates a private, investorbased approach to returning humans to the moonto extract helium 3 for energy.
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Exploration, enterprise, and energy in the human settlement of space in 2006. From a book signing at the museum of flight, seattle, wa. In december 1972, the apollo 17 mission became the most recent field trip to the moon by human explorers. The moon lacks a significant atmosphere, which eliminates erosion due to weather. Jul 10, 2019 apollo 17 astronaut and geologist harrison schmitt remembers the research. Now, in an exclusive essay for popular mechanics, schmitt explains why the time is right for america to return. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. The hearings got a lot of media criticism because of the age of the participants and the lack of.
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Apollo 17 december 719, 1972 was the final moon landing mission of nasas apollo program, and remains the most recent time humans have travelled beyond low earth orbit. Astronaut geologist harrison schmitt outlines his vision of a return to the moon, and the mining of helium 3 to provide a future energy source for the earth. Nearly 40 years after the apollo 17 moon launch on 7 december 1972, former nasa astronaut harrison schmitt said there is no question that the moon is still worth going to, whether you. Return to the moon proposes that we begin planning, and now, for the establishment of human outposts on the moon not just as. Exploration, enterprise, and energy in the human settlement of space.
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