Pittsburgh Native Receives Special Honor From United States Postal Service

By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A late astronaut and Pittsburgh native is receiving a special honor.James Irwin, who went to the moon in August 1971, is getting honored by the United States Postal Service, which is marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 Mission with a pictorial cancellation.Apollo 15 was the first mission to use a lunar rover, which allowed astronauts to cover a larger area of the moon’s surface.During their four-day stay on the moon, Irwin and his