Alfred Worden





Full Name: Alfred Merrill Worden
Birthdate: February 7, 1932 - Jackson, Michigan
Death: March 18, 2020 - Sugar Land, Texas
Education: Bachelor of Science in military science - United States Military Academy
Master of Science in instrumentation engineering - University of Michigan
Master of Science in aerospace engineering - University of Michigan
Military Service: Colonel, United States Air Force
Selection: NASA Group 5 (1966)




Apollo 15
CSM Endeavour
LM Falcon
July 26-August 7, 1971








Alfred Worden conducted the first "deep space" EVA, setting the record for the furthest
spacewalk from the Earth.




Alfred Worden trains in the command module simulator in preperation
for the Apollo 15 mission
Alfred Worden looks up from the inside of the CM Endeavour
while training for the Apollo 15 mission
Alfred Worden conducts a deep-space EVA during the Apollo 15 mission



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