Detail View: NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection: Shepard and Schmitt Enjoying a Light Hearted Moment

Title: 
Shepard and Schmitt Enjoying a Light Hearted Moment
Full Description: 
Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt shares a moment of relaxation with astronaut Alan Shepard during prelaunch suiting operations. Schmitt will explore the Moon's Taurus-Littrow region with Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan during NASA's sixth and last manned lunar landing mission. The third crewman, Ronald E. Evans, will pilot the command module alone in lunar orbit during his crewmates' surface exploration.
Date: 
12/6/1972
NASA Center: 
Kennedy Space Center
Subject Category: 
Apollo 17
Keywords: 
17
Audience: 
General Public
facet_what: 
Apollo 17
facet_where: 
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_who: 
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
facet_when: 
12-6-1972
facet_when_year: 
1972
Image #: 
72P-0547
original url: 
http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001862.html
UID: 
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-001862
Center: 
KSC
Center Number: 
72P-0547
GRIN DataBase Number: 
GPN-2000-001862
Creator-Photographer: 
NASA
Original Source: 
DIGITAL