Jan 8 1977
From The Space Library
James B. Irwin, eighth astronaut to walk on the moon, remained in satisfactory condition after triple bypass surgery at the Texas Heart Institute. "He is still in intensive care but is doing very well," said a spokesman at St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital in Houston. The operation consisted of replacing three vein segments with veins removed from Irwin's legs. Irwin, 46, lunar-module pilot on the Apollo IS mission July 26, 1971, had resigned from the astronaut corps in May 1972. (NYT, Jan 8/77, 17)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
