Apollo 15 to Apollo 12, and since Apollo 11's backup crew had been designated for Apollo 13 (which did not land on the Moon), they were the first Apollo crew for a successful lunar landing mission to have backed up another such mission. Having had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the Apollo spacecraft, they could devote more of their training time as prime crew for Apollo 15 to geology and sampling techniques. The astronauts at NASA who were scientists, such as geologist Harrison Schmitt, pushed though the early Apollo missions for a greater place for science as part of the mission,
Colin Hanks Colin Hanks Colin Lewes Hanks (born Colin Lewes Dillingham; November 24, 1977) is an American actor, director and producer. He is known for starring as characters in films such as Shaun Brumder in "Orange County", Preston in "King Kong", Oliver in "The House Bunny", and Troy Gable in "The Great Buck Howard". His television roles include Alex Whitman in "Roswell", Hank Jones in "Band of Brothers", Travis Marshall in "Dexter", officer Gus Grimly in "Fargo", Jack Bailey in "The Good Guys", and Greg Short in "Life in Pieces". He is the eldest son of actor Tom Hanks. In the "Talking