NASA Photo ID: S72-48892           File Name: 10075928.jpg
Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 09/13/72
Title: Apollo 17 crewmen during EVA training
Description:
Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan (left), commander, and Scientist-Astronaut 
Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, simulate collecting lunar samples 
during extravehicular activity (EVA) training at the Kennedy Space Center 
(KSC), Florida (48888); Apollo 17 crew ride in a Lunar Roving Vehicle
during  lunar surface EVA simulation training at KSC. Cernan is seated in
the  left-hand seat and Schmitt is on his right (48889); Schmitt procures a 
geological hand tool from the tool carrier at the aft end of the Lunar
Roving  Vehicle during lunar surface EVA simulation training at KSC.
Schmitt grasps a  scoop with extension handle in his right hand (48890);
Schmitt (foreground)  simulates scooping up lunar sample material while
Cernan (background) holds a  sample bag (48891); Close-up view of Cernan
and Schmitt riding in Lunar  Roving Vehicle during lunar surface EVA
simulation training at KSC. Cernan is  seated in the left-hand seat.
Schmnitt is on Cernan's right (48892).         

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