Colonel James B. Irwin Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
COLONEL JAMES B. IRWIN
Born: March 17, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: August 08, 1991 in Colorado Springs, Colorado
James Irwin (Colonel, U.S. Air Force, Retired)
NASA Astronaut (Deceased)
PERSONAL DATA: Born March 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Died August 8, 1991 of a heart attack. He is survived by his wife Mary Ellen and their five children.
EDUCATION: Graduated from East High School, Salt Lake City, Utah. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Science from the United States Naval Academy in 1951 and Master of Science degrees in Aeronautical Engineering and Instrumentation Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1957. Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Astronautical Science from the University of Michigan in 1971, an Honorary Doctorate of Science from William Jewell College in 1971, and an Honorary Doctorate from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1972.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Air Force Association and the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.
SPECIAL HONORS: Recipient of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal and Command Pilot Astronaut Wings, two Air Force Commendation Medals for service with the Air Force Systems Command and the Air Defense Command, and an Outstanding Unit Citation while a member of the 4750th Training Wing; also awarded the City of New York Gold Medal (1971), the United Nations Peace Medal in 1971, the City of Chicago Gold Medal (1971), the Air Force Association's David C. Schilling Trophy (1971), the 1971 Kitty Hawk Memorial Award, the AIAA Haley Astronautics Award for 1972, the Arnold Air Society's 1972 John F. Kennedy Trophy, the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1971, Belgium's Order of Leopold (1971), and the New York Police Department St. George Association's Golden Rule Award in 1972, the christian Service Award, and the Milan Hulbert Trophy of SWAP International (1973).
EXPERIENCE: Irwin, an Air Force Colonel, was commissioned in the Air Force upon graduation from the Naval Academy in 1951. He received his flight training at Hondo Air Base and Reese Air Force Base, Texas.
Prior to reporting for duty at the Manned Spacecraft Center, he was assigned as Chief of the Advanced Requirements Branch at Headquarters Air Defense Command. He was graduated from the Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School in 1963 and from the Air Force Experimental Test Pilot School in 1961.
He also served with the F-12 Test Force at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and with the AIM 47 Project Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
During his military career, he accumulated more than 7,015 hours flying time, 5,300 hours in jet aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Colonel Irwin was one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. He was crew commander of lunar module (LTA-8)-this vehicle finished the first series of thermal vacuum tests on June 1, 1968. He also served as a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 10 and as backup lunar module pilot for the Apollo 12 flight.
Irwin served as lunar module pilot for Apollo, July 26 to August 7, 1971. His companions on the flight were David R. Scott, spacecraft commander and Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot. Apollo 15 was the fourth manned lunar landing mission and the first to visit and explore the moon's Hadley Rille and Apennine Mountains which are located on the southeast edge of the Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains). The lunar module, "Falcon", remained on the lunar surface for 66 hours, 54 minutes-setting a new record for lunar surface stay time-and Scott and Irwin logged 18 hours and 35 minutes each in extravehicular activities conducted during three separate excursions onto the lunar surface. Using "Rover-l" to transport themselves and their equipment along portions of Hadley Rille and the Apinnine Mountains, Scott and Irwin performed a selenological inspection and survey of the area and collected approximately 180 pounds of lunar surface materials. 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. Other Apollo 15 achievements included: largest payloads ever placed in earth and lunar orbits; first scientific instrument module bay flown and operated on an Apollo spacecraft; longest distance traversed on lunar surface; first use of a lunar surface navigation device, mounted on Rover 1; first subsatellite launched in lunar orbit; and first extravehicular activity (EVA) from a command module during transearth coast. The latter feat was accomplished by Worden during three excursions to "Endeavour's" SIM bay where he retrieved film cassettes from the panoramic and mapping cameras and reported his personal observations of the general condition of equipment housed there.
Apollo 15 concluded with a Pacific splashdown and subsequent recovery by the USS OKINAWA.
In completing his first flight, Irwin logged 295 hours and 11 minutes in space - 19 hours and 46 minutes of which were in EVA.
Colonel Irwin resigned from NASA and the Air Force in July 1972, to form a religious organization, High Flight Foundation, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is Chairman of the Board.
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 01/24/1985 - HFSID 112593Autograph letter signed: "Jim Irwin/Apollo 15", 1 page, dated January 24, 1985, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, sent to a collector. Irwin discusses a caricature and expresses hope that it satisfies the recipient's request.
Price: $750.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 04/13/1985 - HFSID 251386Autograph letter signed: "Jim Irwin/Apollo 15", dated April 13, 1985, discussing space travel and personal reflections on the Moon. Irwin, an Apollo 15 astronaut, expresses support for a project and shares insights on future space exploration.
Price: $750.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 06/05/1980 - HFSID 131687Autograph letter signed by Jim Irwin, dated June 5, 1980, on High Flight Foundation stationery, encouraging a student in aviation. The letter includes a personal message highlighting the importance of technology in space travel and offers future assistance.
Price: $750.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 07/27/1987 - HFSID 156047Autograph letter signed by Jim Irwin/Apollo 15, dated July 27, 1987. The letter discusses his book To Rule the Night and women's roles in space exploration, addressed to a collector from Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Price: $750.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/17/1987 - HFSID 29895Autograph letter signed by James Irwin, dated December 17, 1987, expresses greetings from the Moon and discusses space travel capabilities. The letter, written on High Flight Foundation stationery, includes a drawing of the Moon's crescent and is addressed to a collector.
Price: $750.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 166574Photograph of Jim Irwin with the Apollo 15 crew, inscribed and signed: "To Simon/My Very Best Wishes/For Your Life/Jim Irwin/High Flight". Official NASA photograph captioned with the crew names, highlighting Irwin's lunar mission achievements.
Sale Price $545.00
$650.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 102060Photograph of James B. Irwin holding a miniature of a spacecraft, inscribed and signed: "To Arthur Siemen/My Best Wishes/Jim Irwin". This official NASA photograph includes an imprinted caption on the verso detailing Irwin's astronaut selection and missions.
Sale Price $345.00
$420.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 204633Photograph of Jim Irwin during the Apollo 15 mission, depicting him saluting the American flag. Inscribed and signed: "Sam Dixon/Reach For Your Dreams/Aim High/Jim Irwin". Irwin was one of only 12 astronauts to walk on the Moon.
Sale Price $545.00
$650.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK - HFSID 179330Check signed by Jim Irwin, filled out for $1,750.00 to Kemper Money Market Fund, Inc. Signed as "James B. Irwin" on June 26, 1984. Irwin was a notable astronaut who walked on the Moon during Apollo 15.
Sale Price $325.00
$400.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED - HFSID 173438Commemorative envelope signed by James Irwin as “Jim Irwin,” postmarked August 24, 1971, from New York, New York, with an 8-cent stamp. It includes a black and white photograph attached at the left, commemorating the Apollo 15 mission.
Price: $350.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 48146Envelope commemorating the splashdown of Apollo 15, signed by Jim Irwin and Al Worden. It includes an 8-cent United States in Space stamp, postmarked Houston, Texas, on August 7, 1971, with additional NASA Local Post stamp.
Price: $400.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 54261Commemorative envelope signed by Al Worden and Jim Irwin honoring Apollo 15, postmarked Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 28, 1971. Includes an 8-cent United States flag stamp, marking the mission's lunar exploration milestones.
Price: $400.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 54262Commemorative envelope signed by Al Worden and Jim Irwin, commemorating the Apollo 15 lunar mission's lift-off. It includes an 8-cent United States flag stamp and is postmarked Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 2, 1971.
Sale Price $325.00
$400.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 264762Autograph document signed by Jim Irwin, listing his expenses from trips to California, Seattle, Victoria, British Columbia, and Denver, as well as income from sales in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and Canada. Signed on November 20, 1990, under "Received."
Price: $500.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - INSCRIBED PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 145462Pamphlet signed by Jim Irwin, inscribed with "Richard/His love Jim Irwin", titled "Footprints on the Moon". Irwin served as the lunar module pilot for Apollo 15, becoming one of only 12 astronauts to walk on the Moon.
Price: $450.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 172931Pamphlet signed: "His Love/Jim Irwin", containing a color photo on the cover, is a Spanish-language pamphlet titled "Pisadas en la Luna", printed by the High Flight Foundation. James Irwin was the Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 15 mission.
Sale Price $425.00
$500.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 292479First Day Cover honoring the Apollo 15 mission is signed by James Irwin as "Jim Irwin" in black ink. It features Arabic-language stamps and includes a JSA certificate and authentication sticker. Irwin was one of only 12 astronauts to walk on the Moon.
Sale Price $495.00
$600.00
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COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - TYPED STATEMENT SIGNED - HFSID 156045Typed statement by Jim Irwin discusses his Apollo 15 flight, signed "Jim Irwin". The statement details the mission's significance, lunar exploration, and Irwin's experiences, including the use of a lunar roving vehicle and the mission's return to Earth.
Price: $1,000.00
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APOLLO XV - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 48142Space cover signed by "Al Worden" and "Jim Irwin", commemorating President Kennedy's quote about landing on the moon. Featuring a 10-cent First Man on the Moon stamp and postmarked from Kennedy Space Center on July 26, 1971.
Sale Price $325.00
$400.00