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  Astronaut Scholarship Foundation: James B. Irwin
James B. Irwin drove the first Lunar Rover on the moon as Lunar Module pilot on the Apollo 15 mission in 1971.
Irwin was chief of the Advanced Requirements Branch at Headquarters Air Defense Command when NASA selected him as one of 19 new astronauts in April 1966.
Irwin retired from NASA and from the Air Force, with the rank of colonel, in 1972.
www.astronautscholarship.org /irwin.html   (431 words)

  
 IMPAC Bio: Dr. James B. Irwin, Sr.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
James B. Irwin's father, also of Irish decent, was a battalion chief in the New York City Fire Department and headed The New York City Fire College.
James B. Irwin is also the founder of the leading literary prize for Mexican Writers, the IMPAC Monterey Literary Award, conducted in partnership with Monterey Institute of Technology.
James B. Irwin is a director and a member of the Executive Committee of the Center for Democracy in Washington, the international organization that promotes the rule of law, in open and just societies.
www.impac-systems.com /Corporate/Irwin.asp   (667 words)

  
 Irwin
James B. Irwin, Sr., is the Chairman of Integrated Control Systems, Inc., a Florida Corporation, a worldwide productivity firm, and Chairman of IMPAC University, a state licensed degree granting University in Florida.
Irwin is also the founder of the leading literary prize for Mexican Writers, the IMPAC Monterey Literary Award, conducted in partnership with Monterey Institute of Technology.
Irwin is a director and a member of the Executive Committee of the Center for Democracy in Washington, the international organization that promotes the rule of law, in open and just societies.
www.gavelconsultinggroup.com /Dr_Irwin.htm   (627 words)

  
 James Irwin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
James B. Irwin was a member of the Apollo 15 mission and the eighth man to walk on the Moon.
Beyond his achievements as an astronaut with NASA, Irwin is perhaps most notable for his attempts to use his experiences on the Moon to spread his belief in Christianity.
He publicly commented many times about how his experiences in space had made the presence of God even more real to him than before.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/j/ja/james_irwin.html   (86 words)

  
 James Irwin
Irwin served as lunar module pilot for Apollo, July 26 to August 7, 1971.
They deployed an ALSEP package which involved the emplacement and activation of surface experiments, and their lunar surface activities were televised in color using a TV camera which was operated remotely by ground controllers stationed in the mission control center located at Houston, Texas.
Colonel Irwin resigned from NASA and the Air Force in July 1972, to form a religious organization, High Flight Foundation, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
www.usna.edu /Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/irwin/irwin.htm   (702 words)

  
 K Composite: James B. Irwin
James B. Irwin - or Jimmy as I like to call him - was born in 1930 in Pittsburgh.
He was a real bookworm and got all kinds of BS degrees and stuff.
July 26, 1971 was the day that some chumps in work clothes strapped James inside a little soup can by the name of Apollo 15.
www.kcomposite.com /history/irwin.html   (409 words)

  
 Rose Irwin - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Rose, Irwin, born in 1926, American biochemist and cowinner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his role in discovering how cells label certain...
Irwin, James B. Irwin, James B. (1930-1991), United States astronaut.
In 1971 he walked on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 15 mission.
ca.encarta.msn.com /Rose_Irwin.html   (98 words)

  
 Pittsburgh-Area Astronauts
Irwin was selected for the NASA astronaut program on 1966 April 4, an accomplishment that was a source of pride for his former neighbors in Beechview.
James Irwin died of a heart attack on 1991 August 8 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, the first of the twelve Moon-walking astronauts to die.
James C. Fletcher was born in Milburn, New Jersey on 1919 June 5.
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 Biography of James B. Irwin - Apollo Astronaut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Irwin was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force upon graduation from the Naval Academy in Annapolis in 1951.
Irwin was one of 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966.
In 1971 Irwin was assigned to the Backup Crew for Apollo 17, but an investigation into the sale of stamps and envelopes carried to the moon by the Apollo 15 crew ultimately led to his removal from active astronaut training.
www.flash.net /~imagine5/bios/Irwin.html   (940 words)

  
 Apollo 15 Crew Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
He received a B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy in 1954 and an M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1962.
James B. Irwin was born on March 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He earned his B.S. in Naval Science from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1951 and an M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering and Instrumentation Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1957.
www.lpi.usra.edu /expmoon/Apollo15/A15_Overview_crew.html   (291 words)

  
 Irwin
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Irwin was born March 17, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
EXPERIENCE: Upon graduation from the Naval Academy, Irwin was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force and received his flight training at Hondo Air Force Base and Reese Air Force Base, Texas.
During the transearth coast, views of the receding moon and the interior of the spacecraft were televised, and a question and answer session with scientists and the press was conducted.
www.astronautix.com /astros/irwin.htm   (1968 words)

  
 Irwin
Irwin and David R. Scott flew their Lunar Module to the moon's surface while Alfred M. Worden waited in the Command Module in lunar orbit.
He made several trips to Turkey's Mount Ararat in an unsuccessful quest for Noah's Ark. Irwin served as chairman and president of the foundation until his death from a heart attack on August 8, 1991, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
On completion of the traverse, Scott and Irwin completed the placement of heat flow experiment probes, collected a core sample, and deployed the American flag.
www.friends-partners.org /oldfriends/mwade/astros/irwin.htm   (1935 words)

  
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James D. Freeman wrote the poem "I Am There" which Lt. Col.
James B. Irwin carried with him when he walked on the moon, July 31 through Aug.2, 1971.
At the time of the newspaper article, Freeman was the author of three books and director of ministerial training and religious research at the Unity School of Christianity located in this area.
www.kclibrary.org /localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=124356   (95 words)

  
 James B. Irwin Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
James Irwin describes his training and schooling to become an astronaut and his participation in the Apollo 15 voyage to the moon where he conducted experiments, explored the moon's surface, and made a spiritual discovery.
The thoroughly updated atlas of procedures and techniques from Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine, Fourth Edition is now available as a separate portable paperback reference.
James R. Coggins analyzes the story of John Smyth's congregation as it wrestled with great theological questions of church and state, separation from the world, church polity, the role of women in the church, the meaning of the incarnation, the sovereignty of God alongside the free will of human beings, and the relationship of salvation,...
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/James_B_Irwin   (459 words)

  
 IMPAC U: Dr. James B. Irwin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
James B. Irwin, Sr., is the Chairman of IMPAC, a worldwide productivity firm, and Chairman of IMPAC University, a state licensed degree granting University in Florida.
Jim Irwin grew up in the Bronx area of New York City, in a traditional second-generation Irish-American family.
Annually Dr. Irwin supports the IDU “Young Leaders Forum” bringing together young parliamentarians and other elected leaders for a conference held at IMPAC University twice annually.
www.impacu.edu /People/Faculty/jirwin   (652 words)

  
 Moon's Gallery
The lunar landing site for the 12-day scientific mission was the Hadley Rille-Apennine mountain region at 26 deg 06 min 54 sec N, 3 deg 39 min 30 sec E on the lunar surface.
The lunar module (LM) carrying astronauts David Scott and James Irwin and the lunar roving vehicle (LRV) landed on the moon on July 31, 1971.
Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, works at the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the first Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site.
www.penpal.ru /astro/Apollo15.shtml   (1088 words)

  
 William Irwin - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
William Irwin - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Irwin, Bill, born in 1950, American actor, director, and proponent of new vaudeville, a type of theater based on clowning (Clown).
Search for books about your topic, "William Irwin"
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=William+Irwin   (87 words)

  
 Casper Planetarium James Irwin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
James Irwin James B. Irwin - Colonel, USAF
Irwin had applied to be an astronaut in 1964 but was not selected because he was still recovering from a serious plane crash in which he broke two legs and a jaw, and suffered a brain concussion and memory loss.
Irwin was the Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 15.
ncsdweb.ncsd.k12.wy.us /planetarium/JamesIrwin.html   (117 words)

  
 James Benson Irwin, Colonel, United States Air Force
"James Irwin, an astronaut who walked on the moon in 1971 and later founded an evangelical religious organization, died at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Space Agency doctors said they doubted that the attack could have been attributed in any way to his space flight.
They noted that pre-flight testing had shown him to b prone to slight uneven heartbeats on occasion after exercise.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jbirwin.htm   (655 words)

  
 Astronaut Bio: James Benson Irwin (Colonel, USAF, Retired)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
He was backup lunar module pilot for Apollo 12 and lunar module pilot for Apollo 15 (eighth man to walk on the Moon).
Colonel Irwin resigned from NASA and the Air Force in July 1972 to form a Christian organization, "High Flight Foundation," in Colorado Springs, Colorado, of which he is Chairman of the Board.
Prior to his death in 1991, Colonel Irwin was an active lay witness for Christ.
vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov /er/seh/irwin.htm   (160 words)

  
 To rule the night;: The discovery voyage of astronaut Jim Irwin,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
On the personal side, both Irwin and Worden were on the verge of divorces during their training, and Worden did divorce.
It is easy to see how the constant training and travel could and did lead to the breakup of so many astronaut marriages.
Not a sermon about how Jesus is the engineer of the space program and everything inbetween.
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 SpaceArchive.net | S71-43428 - Apollo 15 crew receive welcome on arrival at Ellington Air Force Base
The three Apollo 15 crew receive a welcome on their arrival at Ellington Air Force Base, Houston, Texas, after en eight-hour flight aboard a U.S. Air Force C-141 jet aircraft from Hawaii.
Left to right are Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin.
Members of the astronaut's families identified in picture are left to right, Scott's daughter, Tracy; Worden's father, Merrill Worden; Worden's daughter, Merrill; and Irwin's two daughters, Joy and Jill.
www.spacearchive.net /pages/S71-43428.html   (122 words)

  
 Apollo 15 Astronaut James Irwin Portrait 11x14 Photo - SHOP.COM
Apollo 15 Astronaut James Irwin Portrait 11x14 Photo
Portrait of Apollo 15 astronaut James B. Irwin, in his space suit with a lunar globe beside him.
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 Astronaut James Irwin uses scoop during Apollo 15 EVA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Astronaut James Irwin uses scoop during Apollo 15 EVA
Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, uses a scoop in making a trench in the lunar soil during Apollo 15 extravehicular activity (EVA).
Mount Hadley rises approximately 14,765 feet (about 4,500 meters) above the plain in the background.
www.apolloexplorer.co.uk /photo/html/as15/10075748.htm   (57 words)

  
 Ames Imaging Library Server - Digital Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Apollo 15 astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin lift off aboard an Apollo/Saturn V launch vehicle from complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 9:34 a.m.
EDT on the fourth manned lunar landing and first of the Apollo "J" series missions wiich carry a Lunar Roving Vehicle.
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 Apollo 15 James Irwin Loads Lunar Rover Photo
Apollo 15 James Irwin Loads Lunar Rover Photo
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Apollo 15 Lunar Module pilot James B. Irwin loads-up the "Rover", Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) in preparation for the first lunar extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site on the Moon.
www.mcmahanphoto.com /ns159.html   (156 words)

  
 Astronaut John W. Young - Bibliography - Books - T
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James B. Irwin, with William A. Emerson, Jr.
1973, James B. Irwin and William A. Emerson Jr.
www.johnwyoung.com /biblio/books-t.htm   (141 words)

  
 SEC v LAWRENCE B. IRWIN, JAMES D. COOPER, et al - Legal Case Documents
SEC v LAWRENCE B. COOPER, et al - Legal Case Documents
SECURITIES IRWIN ACT COOPER COMPLAINT EXCHANGE ACT VIOLATIONS INVESTORS COMPLAINT ALLEGES DEFENDANTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS EXCHANGE COMMISSION LAWRENCE JAMES BURTON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CIVIL BUSINESS FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIONS PROCEEDS OFFERINGS LOANS THEREUNDER DISGORGEMENT PREJUDGMENT IMPOSITION CIVIL PENALTIES FRAUDULENT ACTS
The Complaint alleges that Irwin and BFMA violated Sections 5and 5of the Securities Act of
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