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James B. Irwin

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In 1971, during the U.S. Apollo 15 space mission, James Irwin became the eighth person to walk on the moon. Irwin experienced the lunar mission as a religious awakening and later founded an evangelical Christian religious organization.

He retired from NASA in 1972 and founded the High Flight Foundation, an interdenominational religious organization based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

In the early 1980s, Irwin mounted annual expeditions to Mount Ararat in Turkey in search of Noah's Ark. In 1982, he made it to the mountaintop but fell and was injured. The next year, he flew a plane over the summit to look for remains of the ark, but he never found any. Irwin had a history of heart problems and died of a heart attack on August 8, 1991.

James B. Irwin

3.8/5 ( ratings)

In 1971, during the U.S. Apollo 15 space mission, James Irwin became the eighth person to walk on the moon. Irwin experienced the lunar mission as a religious awakening and later founded an evangelical Christian religious organization.

He retired from NASA in 1972 and founded the High Flight Foundation, an interdenominational religious organization based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

In the early 1980s, Irwin mounted annual expeditions to Mount Ararat in Turkey in search of Noah's Ark. In 1982, he made it to the mountaintop but fell and was injured. The next year, he flew a plane over the summit to look for remains of the ark, but he never found any. Irwin had a history of heart problems and died of a heart attack on August 8, 1991.

Books from James B. Irwin

Destination: Moon

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To Rule the Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin

3.5/5 ( ratings)

More Than Earthlings: An Astronaut's Thoughts for Christ-Centered Living

More Than an Ark on Ararat

Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program: Apollo 15 Technical Crew Debriefing with Unique Observations about the Fourth Lunar Landing - Astronauts Scott, Irwin, Worden