Apollo 15 Astronaut, Al Worden, dies at age 88

Though he never stepped on the moon, Worden set a record while alone in lunar orbit during Apollo 15.

By Hailey Rose McLaughlin
Mar 19, 2020 2:00 PMMar 19, 2020 3:45 PM
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Astronaut Al Worden poses while wearing his Apollo 15 mission patch in October 1971. (Credit: NASA)

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Alfred “Al” Worden — NASA astronaut, Command Module Pilot of Apollo 15, and ruminator of his solo trips around the moon — died in his sleep Wednesday morning at age 88.

“We remember this pioneer whose work expanded our horizons,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement.

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