James Irwin

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James Benson "Jim" Irwin 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. Following his retirement from NASA, he became a prominent born-again Christian. He was the eighth person to walk on the Moon and the first, and youngest, of those astronauts to die.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

Born in

Pittsburgh

Education

University of Michigan; U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School; United States Naval Academy; East High School

Awards

International Space Hall of Fame; NASA Distinguished Service Medal; United Nations Peace Medal; United States Astronaut Hall of Fame

From Wikidata.

• Apollo LM | Apollo 15Lunar Module Pilot · Success · with David ScottAugust 2, 1971 · 17:11 UTC
• Saturn V | Apollo 15Lunar Module Pilot · Success · with Alfred Worden, David ScottJuly 26, 1971