James Irwin American astronaut
James Irwin is a 61 years old American astronaut from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. James Irwin was born on March 17, 1930 (died on August 08, 1991, he was 61 years old) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
About
No, he died on 08/08/1991, 33 years ago. He was 61 years old when he died. Cause of death: myocardial infarction. He died in Glenwood Springs and buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
Awards (3)
Awarded United States Astronaut Hall of Fame , awarded NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1970 , awarded United Nations Peace Medal in 1970 ,
Education
He graduated from University Of Michigan, United States Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
What was James's zodiac sign?James Irwin zodiac sign was pisces.
Other facts about James Irwin
| Place of death | Glenwood Springs |
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| Nationality | United States |
| Status | Deceased |
| Type | NASA |
| Part of | NASA Astronaut Group 5 |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ANCExplorer%20James%20Irwin%20grave.jpg |
| NLP ID (unique) | A36860864 |
| Name in native language | Jim Irwin |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Military branch | United States Air Force |
| Date of death | 1991-08-08T00:00:00Z |
| Time in space | 17712 |
| Cause of death | Myocardial Infarction |
| Native language | English |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10580755 |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Military rank | Colonel |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Family name | Irwin. Show people with the surname Irwin |
| Given name | James , series ordinal: 1 |
| Significant event | Walk On The Moon , end time: 1971-08-02T00:00:00Z , start time: 1971-07-31T00:00:00Z |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery , burial plot reference: Section 3, grave 2503-G-2 , coordinate location: Point(-77.072709 38.873095) , point in time: 1991-08-15T00:00:00Z |
| Astronaut mission | Apollo 15 , series ordinal: 1 |
| Employer | NASA , position held: astronaut |
