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Al Worden

Falling to Earth

An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon

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As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence. During the return from the moon to earth he also conducted the first spacewalk in deep space, becoming the first human ever to see both the entire earth and moon simply by turning his head. The Apollo 15 flight capped an already-impressive career as an astronaut, including important work on the pioneering Apollo 9 and Apollo 12 missions, as well as the… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: French, Francis
  • ISBN: 978-1-58834-310-9
  • EAN: 9781588343109
  • Produktnummer: 15734214
  • Verlag: Smithsonian
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
  • Seitenangabe: 312 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 6'123 KB
  • Abbildungen: 31 B&W PHOTOS

Über den Autor


AL WORDEN served as a support crew member for Apollo 9, backup command module pilot for Apollo 12, and command module pilot for Apollo 15's mission July 26 - August 7, 1971. After retirement from active duty in 1975, Worden spent years in private industry before becoming the Chair of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. He lives in Vero Beach, Florida. FRANCIS FRENCH is director of education for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and co-author of the award-winning books Into that Silent Sea and In the Shadow of the Moon.

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