James Irwin - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

James B. Irwin
Born	James Benson Irwin (1930-03-17)March 17, 1930 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 8, 1991(1991-08-08) (aged 61) Glenwood Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Nationality	American
Alma mater	USNA, B.S. 1951 University of Michigan, M.S. 1957
Occupation	Test pilot
Awards
Space career
NASA Astronaut
Rank	Colonel, USAF
Time in space	12d 07h 12m
Selection	1966 NASA Group 5
Total EVAs	4 (3 EVAs were on the moon, while his 4th EVA was a stand-up)
Total EVA time	18 hours 35 minutes
Missions	Apollo 15
Mission insignia
Retirement	July 31, 1972

James Benson "Jim" Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) (Col, USAF) was an American astronaut and test pilot.

He was the eighth person to walk on the Moon and the first, and youngest, of those astronauts to die.^[1]

Irwin died of a heart attack while riding his bike in Glenwood Springs, Colorado on August 8, 1991 at the age of 61.

This short article about a person from the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.