Apollo 15 CSM-LM Docking26 July 1971
Pilots Endeavour during transposition and docking with lunar module Falcon.
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Alfred Worden Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alfred Worden, based on 8 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
8 records1971–19718 events3 places
Chronological biography
1971
Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit30 July 1971
Conducts orbital science while Scott and Irwin explore the Moon.
Apollo 15 SIM Bay ScienceAugust 1971
Operates scientific instruments and cameras in Endeavour's service module while the surface crew explores Hadley.
Apollo 15 Subsatellite Deployment4 August 1971
Deploys the Particles and Fields subsatellite from Endeavour before Apollo 15 leaves lunar orbit.
Apollo 15 Trans-Earth Injection4 August 1971
Pilots Endeavour during the service propulsion burn that sends Apollo 15 toward Earth.
Apollo 15 Deep-Space EVA5 August 1971
Performs the first deep-space EVA to retrieve film cassettes from the service module.
Deep-Space EVA5 August 1971
Performs a trans-Earth coast EVA to retrieve film cassettes.
Apollo 15 Splashdown7 August 1971
Returns with Scott and Irwin after the longest Apollo mission flown to that date.
Titles and roles
Astronaut
Record provenance
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