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Only twelve men have placed their feet on a celestial body, the moon. Colonel James B. Irwin was one of them. History tells of his historic space adventure but does not reveal the incredible life he led after his return to earth. He came away from the moon flight with a profound sense of responsibility to all mankind. For the next 20 years ...
Irwin, James Benson (b. 17 March 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; d. 8 August 1991 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado), astronaut and the eighth man to walk on the moon.Irwin was the elder of two sons born to James Benson, a plumber, and Elsie Strebel, a homemaker. His family moved to Florida, Oregon, and then to Salt Lake City, Utah, where Irwin attended East High School.
James Benson IrwinIn 1971, during the U.S. Apollo 15 space mission, James Irwin (1930-1991) became the eighth person to walk on the moon. During the first-ever use of the lunar roving vehicle, or "moon buggy," he and mission commander David Scott found a four-billion-year-old rock. Irwin experienced the lunar mission as a religious awakening and later founded an evangelical Christian religious ...
10 de ago. de 1991 · -- James B. Irwin, 61, a former astronaut who walked on the moon in 1971 and later became a minister who searched for Noah's Ark, died Aug. 8 at a hospital here after an apparent heart attack.
NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born March 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Died August 8, 1991 of a heart attack. He is survived by his wife Mary Ellen and their five children. EDUCATION: Graduated from East High School, Salt Lake City, Utah. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Science from the United States Naval ...
James Benson Irwin (Pittsburgh, 17 de março de 1930 – Glenwood Springs, 8 de agosto de 1991), foi um astronauta norte-americano, tripulante da missão Apollo 15 e o oitavo homem a andar na superfície da Lua, em sua única missão no espaço.. Biografia. Foi selecionado para o grupo de astronautas da NASA em abril de 1966 e serviu na equipe de apoio em terra da Apollo 10 e piloto-reserva do ...
10 de ago. de 1991 · James B. Irwin, an astronaut who walked on the moon in 1971 and later founded an evangelical religious organization, died Thursday night at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colo.
