Alfred Worden

Astronaut of Apollo 15 mission

Alfred Worden - Astronaut of Apollo 15 mission
Born

February 7th, 1932
93 years ago

Died

March 18th, 2020
4 years ago — 88 years old

Category

Explorers & Adventurers

Country

United States

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Served as the command module pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth crewed mission to land on the moon. Conducted experiments and performed a spacewalk during the mission. Flew aboard the first flight of the Space Shuttle program, STS-1, as part of a simulated flight test. Worked as a test pilot for several aircraft and contributed to various aerospace projects throughout a military and NASA career.

Completed a spacewalk during Apollo 15

Participated in STS-1, the first Space Shuttle flight

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