James Irwin

Jim Irwin
Irwin in 1971
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
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS) University of Michigan (MS)
Awards	NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Colonel, USAF
Time in space	12d 7h 12m
Selection	NASA Group 5 (1966)
Total EVAs	4 3 EVAs on the moon 1 EVA stand-up
Total EVA time	18h 35m
Missions	Apollo 15
Mission insignia
Retirement	July 31, 1972

James Benson "Jim" Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) 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 8th person to walk on the Moon and the first, and youngest, of those astronauts to die.^[1][2]