CMP Apollo 15 share the news that “Al” died in his sleep last night. Worden was born in …

Colonel Alfred Merrill "Al" Worden USAF (February 7, 1932 – March 18, 2020) was an American test pilot, engineer and NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. Houston, Texas March 18, 2020 – It is with great sadness that the family of Colonel Al Worden, (USAF Ret.)

His family said he died in his sleep in Houston. Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden with Moon globe. Al Worden was the command module pilot on the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. No cause of death was given. Retired Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden Dies At 88 He had one trip to the moon — not to tread the surface, but to orbit in the craft that would return the two moonwalkers to Earth. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, died Wednesday at age 88. Photo Credit: NASA Alfred M . Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, died Wednesday at age 88. The family thank you all for your kindness, thoughts Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, has died at … One of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, he orbited it 74 times in the command module (CM) Endeavour. “Al was an American hero whose achievements in space and on Earth will …