Eugene Cernan

Harrison Schmitt jumping into the LMP Rover seat at Van Serg crater’s station 9

Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3, 168:47:03 GET

Vintage photograph with red NASA MSC number “AS17-134-20454” and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso.
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

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According to the Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Schmitt, “mounting the Rover when spacesuited takes a bit of doing. You stand facing forward by the side of the vehicle, jump upward about two feet with a simultaneous sideways push, kick your feet out ahead, and wait as you slowly settle into the seat, ideally in the correct one. Here I’m completing the job” (NASA SP-350, p. 14.3).