Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden Dies

Al Worden
Credit: NASA
Alfred “Al” Worden, the command module pilot on the Apollo 15 mission to the Moon, died in his sleep on March 18 in Texas. Worden, born in 1932, was a part of the fourth manned lunar landing mission and the first to carry a lunar rover. “During this time he earned a world record as ‘most isolated...
Jen DiMascio

Based in Washington, Jen previously managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage.

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