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Alfred Worden (February 7, 1932 – March 18, 2020) was an American test pilot and astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1955, being commissioned in the Air Force despite a lack of pilot experience. He proved adept at flying fighter planes, becoming a test pilot prior to his selection as an astronaut in 1966. He served on the support and backup crews for Apollo 9 and 12 before selection for Apollo 15. In lunar orbit, he became the individual who was the furthest from any other human being, a record he still holds. He also performed the first deep-space extravehicular activity, or spacewalk, in history. His career was effectively ended by a scandal over carrying postal covers to the moon, and he retired in 1975. He subsequently entered the private sector, unsuccessfully ran for election, undertook charitable works and promoted a renewed space program. (Full article...)
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Hi Wehwalt and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:38, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- Many thanks. I might suggest giving a bit more emphasis on the astronaut career, especially his time in lunar orbit. Do we need the month and day of birth/death?--Wehwalt (talk) 13:00, 20 August 2020 (UTC)