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James Irwin
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American astronaut (1930-1991)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Finland
- Active from
- 1943-09-14
- Active to
- 1991-01-14
Discography
- Ei tippa tapa..1966
- Irwinismi1966
- Osta minut1967
- Reteesti vaan1968
- Irwin Goodman1970
- St. Pauli ja Reeperbahn1970
- Lonkalta1971
- Poing poing poing1971
- Kohta taas on joulu1972
- Las Palmas1972
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- 3,127
- Total plays
- 15,746
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James Irwin makes music and writes in Montreal, Canada. He's in a band, My People Sleeping who released their album feye in December 2009 and an EP in January 2008. He will release an album this June titled Blue Dust of music he has written over the last several years and recorded this winter in the Pines, in the Pines, in Montreal with help from Patrick Gregoire and many, many friends. James co-founded Little Bang Creations who mix dance, music, story and visual art. <a href="https://www.last.f
Key facts
- 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 )
- Spouse
- Mary Ellen Monroe ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 )
- Awards
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- 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
- Retirement
- July 31, 1972
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 5
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Glenwood Springs
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- aeronautical engineering
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- Irwin Scoops up Soil - GPN-2000-001129.jpg
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- Commons category
- James Irwin
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1930-03-17
- date of death
- 1991-08-08
- manner of death
- natural causes
- time in space
- 17712
- name in native language
- James Benson Irwin
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- has works in the collection
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- member of the crew of
- Apollo 15
- P450
- Apollo 15
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Encyclopedic overview
James Benson 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 eighth person to walk on the Moon.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “James Irwin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.