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Al Worden

American astronaut

Also known as: Al Worden, Alfred Merrill Worden

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In full:: Alfred Merrill Worden

Born:: February 7, 1932, Jackson, Michigan, U.S.

Died:: March 18, 2020, Houston, Texas

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Al Worden (born February 7, 1932, Jackson, Michigan, U.S.—died March 18, 2020, Houston, Texas) was a U.S. astronaut, pilot of the command module Endeavour on the Apollo 15 mission (July 26–August 7, 1971). Worden graduated in 1955 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, and he earned M.S. degrees in astronautical and aeronautical engineering and in instrumentation engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1963. He was a U.S. Air Force pilot and a commercial test pilot before joining the space program in 1966. During the Apollo 15 mission, he orbited the Moon while commander ...(100 of 227 words)

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