James Irwin Astronaut

James Benson "Jim" Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991), (Col, USAF), was an American astronaut, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and a United States Air Force pilot. He served as Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth human lunar landing. He was the eighth person to walk on the Moon and the first, and youngest, of those astronauts to die.

Personal facts

James Irwin
Birth dateMarch 17, 1930
Birth place
Pittsburgh
Nationality
United States
Date of deathAugust 08, 1991
Place of death
Glenwood Springs Colorado

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Astronaut

missions
Apollo 15
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
statusDeceased
Time in space12 days 7 hours 12 minutes

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External resources

  1. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jbirwin.htm
  2. http://www.astronautix.com/astros/irwin.htm
  3. http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/I/Irwin.html
  4. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1782
  5. http://www.highflightfoundation.org
  6. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0410393
  7. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/irwin-jb.html
  8. http://www.muldrake.com/irwin.html
  9. http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.php?id=79
  10. http://www.spaceacts.com/STARSHIP/seh/irwin.htm