James Benson Irwin
Born: 17 March 1930, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality: American
Died: 8 August 1991 (Heart attack)
Group: NASA Group 5 (4 April 1966)
Status: Deceased
FAI Flights: | |||
1 | Apollo 15 | 26 July 1971 | 12 days, 7 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds |
EVA's: | |||
1 | Apollo 15 | 31 July 1971 | 6 hours, 33 minutes |
2 | Apollo 15 | 1 August 1971 | 7 hours, 12 minutes |
3 | Apollo 15 | 2 August 1971 | 4 hours, 50 minutes |
4 | Apollo 15 | 2 August 1971 | 12 minutes |
5 | Apollo 15 | 5 August 1971 | 39 minutes |
Education
BS (Naval Science), United States Naval Academy, 1951
MS (Aeronautical Engineering and Instrumentation Engineering), University of Michigan, 1957
Irwin was not an active participant in the 5 August 1971 EVA.
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