Ad Astra Colonel Worden

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TLIGuy

·Mar 18, 2020

Worden family announcement:

Houston, Texas March 18, 2020 – It is with great sadness that the family of Colonel Al Worden, (USAF Ret.) CMP Apollo 15 share the news that “Al” died in his sleep last night.

Further details and plans for his Memorial Service and celebration of his wonderful life will be made available in the coming weeks.

The family thank you all for your kindness, thoughts, and prayers.

Edited: Mar 18, 2020

 

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SpeedyPhill

·Mar 18, 2020

Very sad news indeed, I met him last year in Berlin... we talked watches... Rolex & Omega
R.I.P. Apollo 15 CMP Al Worden
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dscoogs

·Mar 18, 2020

R.I.P. colonel Worden.

 

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eugeneandresson

·Mar 18, 2020

At his talk at Starmus last year, he presented some of the poems he wrote of his experiences of being an astronaut. I thoroughly enjoyed. RIP Al.

 

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SpeedyPhill

·Mar 18, 2020

During an interesting conversation, Al Worden told me he had two NASA-issued Speedmaster chronographs but prefered the 60-minutes bezel version he and a few other astronauts received...
Apollo 15 CMP Alfred Worden aboard NASA recovery vessel MV Retriever in May 1971 (Photo: NASA).
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TLIGuy

·Mar 18, 2020

Shared by Michael Collins...NASA Remembers Al Worden

 

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gdupree

·Mar 19, 2020

RIP

Alfred Worden 1932 - 2020

First man to perform a deep space EVA. He walked out into the blackest of nights, earth in the distance. He had quite a ride. I'm happy to have met him less than six months ago, and to have a small memento to his memory and adventure on my wrist daily. Cheers.

 

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eugeneandresson

·Mar 19, 2020

https://omegaforums.net/threads/ad-astra-colonel-worden.111158/

 

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blufinz52

·Mar 19, 2020·Hears dead people, not watch rotors.

I recommend his book Falling to Earth. RIP Commander Worden

 

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TLIGuy

·Mar 19, 2020

Interesting idea to have the inside of the case back signed.

The image you attached is actually that of Ron Evans Apollo 17 EVA. Not having great images from his EVA was one of Al greatest disappointments of Apollo 15. The few images there is are poor quality

Al’s EVA is mostly recorded by artist conceptual drawings most famously the one below.

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SpeedyPhill

·Mar 24, 2020

Another tribute to Al Worden:
https://www.francisfrench.com/blog-2/alwordenremembered

 

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TLIGuy

·Mar 24, 2020

As I mentioned above, one of Al's biggest disappointments was the lack of good pictures from his deep space EVA. Taking his thoughts into consideration, I created this image to add my artistic take on his EVE from his perspective with the case back he signed for my collection marking his historic accomplishment. When I received his response to the image I was thrilled he thought it was perfect.

Al between the Moon and Earth looking back at home as he exits the hatch of the command module.