Apollo 17 astronaut Dr. Harrison Schmitt, one of the world’s last moonwalkers, will retrace his bootsteps on the moon Wednesday at RocketCenterUSA ’s INTUITIVE Planetarium. Tickets and details:
"11 December 1972 -- Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt collects lunar rake samples at Station 1 during the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. Schmitt is the lunar module pilot. The Lunar Rake, an Apollo Lunar Geology Hand Tool, is used to collect discrete samples of rocks and rock chips ranging in size from one-half inch to one inch ." Apollo 17 astronaut Dr.
Seats are limited for the event that includes a reception but some remain for $250 each. Proceeds go to the completion of the Boeing Space Camp Operations Center currently under construction at the Space & Rocket Center. Schmitt has worked with Planetarium Director David Weigel on the program celebrating this month’s 50th anniversary of the final Apollo mission to the moon. Schmitt will talk about photos he took on the moon’s surface “illuminated in stunning clarity on the planetarium’s 67-foot dome,” the space center says.
Schmitt’s mission began with liftoff Dec. 7, 1972, and he and Apollo 17 Commander Gene Cernan spent 75 hours on the lunar surface. Cernan died in 2017 leaving Schmitt the last person to walk on the moon. The event begins at 6 p.m. with cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres in the planetarium reception area. For more information and to buy tickets, go toIf you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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