Jim Irwin vs Ed White

James Benson "Jim" Irwin was an American astronaut and Air Force officer who served as lunar module pilot on NASA's Apollo 15 mission in 1971. He and commander David Scott spent three periods outside the lunar module, used the Lunar Roving Vehicle, and explored the Hadley-Apennine region while collecting geological samples. Irwin became the eighth person to walk on the Moon and later founded the r...

Edward H. White II was an American engineer, United States Air Force officer, and NASA astronaut. During the Gemini 4 mission in June 1965, he became the first American to perform an extravehicular activity, remaining outside the spacecraft for about 23 minutes while using a handheld maneuvering device. White later joined the first crew assigned to the Apollo program and died with Gus Grissom and...