Grandpa Takes Me to the Moon Author:Timothy R. Gaffney, Barry Root The idea for this book resulted from a meeting several years ago at which the author introduced his daughter to James Irwin, an Apollo 15 astronaut who walked on the moon in 1971. The meeting was small and informal, and he talked to her at length about his adventure. A few months later, Mr. Irwin died. It struck me how long it has been since ... more »these men made their journeys, and how quickly we are losing the opportunity to hear them tell their stories.« less