As per our current Database, James Irwin is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, James Irwin is 94 years, 1 months and 12 days old. James Irwin will celebrate 95rd birthday on a Monday 17th of March 2025. Below we countdown to James Irwin upcoming birthday.
Popular As | James Irwin |
Occupation | Astronaut |
Age | 94 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Born | March 17, 1930 (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Birthday | March 17 |
Town/City | Pittsburgh, PA |
Nationality | PA |
James Irwin’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
James Irwin was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
As the lunar module pilot for Apollo 15, he was the eighth person to walk on the moon. He was a recipient of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.
He received a Master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1957.
He died of a heart attack and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, the first of the astronauts who walked on the moon to die.
He had five children with his wife Mary Ellen.
He visited the moon like astronaut Neil Armstrong.