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Was Schmitt the first member of NASA's scientist-astronaut group to fly in space?
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All of them flew at the same time
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Yes, Schmitt was the first member of NASA's scientist-astronaut group to fly in space. He was selected in 1965 as one of the first scientist-astronauts, and he flew on the Apollo 17 mission to the Moon in 1972. He was the last person to walk on the Moon.
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