Lunar module pilot for Apollo 15, the 4th manned mission to the moon (1971).
[1] Valley View Hospital, Glenwood Springs, CO.
Mother: Elsa
Wife: Mary Ellen Monroe (#2, five children)
Daughter: Joy
Daughter: Jill
Son: James (b. 1963)
Daughter: Jan (b. 1964)
Son: Joe (adopted)
High School: East High School, Salt Lake City, UT (1947)
University: BS Naval Science, US Naval Academy (1951)
University: MS Aeronautical Engineering, University of Michigan (1957)
Association of Space Explorers
High Flight Foundation Chairman (1972-)
Heart Bypass Operation Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX (Jan-1977)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
For All Mankind (Jan-1989) [VOICE]
Author of books:
To Rule the Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin (1973, memoir, with William A. Emerson, Jr.)
More Than Earthlings: An Astronaut's Thoughts for Christ-Centered Living (1983, essays)
More Than an Ark on Ararat: Spiritual Lessons Learned While Searching for Noah's Ark (1985, with Monte Unger)
Destination: Moon (1989, with Al Janssen)
