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NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator who was the first person to walk on the moon who never joined the U.S. armed forces. He was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1973.He was the 12th and last of the Apollo astronauts to set foot on the moon.He was portrayed by Tom Amandes in the TV miniseries From The Earth to The Moon.
BEFORE FAMEHe earned a PhD in geology from Harvard University in 1964 after studying at the California Institute of Technology and University of Oslo.
PERSONAL LIFEHe married Teresa Fitzgibbon.
FUN FACTSAstronaut Harrison Schmitt were born on Wednesday, birthstone is Ruby, the seaon was Summer in the Chinese year of Pig, it is 182 days until Harrison Schmitt next birthday.
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