7 David Scott (July 1971)
- Full name: David “Dave” Randolph Scott
- Born: June 6, 1932
- Age at moon landing: 39
- Spaceflight/Moon landing mission: Apollo 15
- Launch date: July 26, 1971
- Launch site: Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
- Spacecraft that put him on the moon: Apollo CSM-112/Apollo LM-10
- Moonwalk date: July 31 (EVA 1), August 1 (EVA2) and August 5 (EVA 3), 1971
- Return landing date: August 7, 1971
- Return landing site: North Pacific Ocean
- What you may not know about David Scott: Scott’s career as astronaut practically ended when it was discovered that he took postal stamps with him to the moon and back, selling them to a German stamp collector. The money was intended for the trust funds of the Apollo 15 crew’s children. The administration did not like this and took the Apollo 15 crew (David Scott, James Irwin and Alfred M. Worden) off the backup list for the Apollo 17 mission.
We went to the Moon as trained observers in order to gather data, not only with our instruments on board, but also with our minds. -David Scott
8 James Irwin (July 1971)
- Full name: James Benson Irwin
- Born: March 17, 1930
- Died: August 8, 1991
- Age at moon landing: 41
- Spaceflight/Moon landing mission: Apollo 15
- Launch date: July 26, 1971
- Launch site: Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
- Spacecraft that put him on the moon: Apollo CSM-112/Apollo LM-10
- Moonwalk date: July 31 (Eva 1), August 1 (Eva 2) and August 5 (EVA 3), 1971
- Return landing date: August 7, 1971
- Return landing site: North Pacific Ocean
- What you may not know about James Irwin: The last 20 years of his life, Irwin founded the High Flight Foundation. He led several expeditions in Turkey to find Noah’s Ark.
Jesus walking on the earth is more important than man walking on the moon -James Irwin
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