When was Alfred Worden born and where did he grow up?
Alfred Merrill Worden was born on the 7th of February 1932 in Jackson, Michigan. He spent his early years living on a family farm outside that city.
Questions about Alfred Worden
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Which university did Alfred Worden attend after high school?
Worden selected West Point and began his studies there in July 1951. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in military science from West Point in 1955 finishing 47th out of 470 in his class.
What year did Alfred Worden join NASA as an astronaut?
NASA chose Alfred Worden as one of the 19 candidates for Group 5 astronauts in April 1966. He had applied to NASA in September 1965 while aged 34 when selected.
How many lunar orbits did the Endeavour spacecraft complete during the Apollo 15 mission?
Endeavour completed 74 lunar orbits prior to trans-Earth injection the burn to take the astronauts home. Worden logged 295 hours and 11 minutes in space during this flight.
Why did Alfred Worden perform a spacewalk during the Apollo 15 mission?
Worden performed the first deep-space EVA to retrieve film cassettes from the panoramic and mapping cameras on the SIM bay. This activity made him the record-holder for the spacewalk performed farthest from Earth.
When was Alfred Worder elected chair of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation board of directors?
In 2005 Worden was elected to chair the board of directors of the organization formerly known as the Mercury Seven Foundation. He served in that capacity until 2011.