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NASA Administrator Statement on Apollo Astronaut Al Worden
Nasa ^ | March 18, 2020

Posted on 03/18/2020 11:45:28 AM PDT by BulletBobCo

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of Apollo 15 astronaut Alfred "Al" Worden:

“NASA sends its condolences to the family and loved ones of Apollo astronaut Al Worden, an astronaut whose achievements in space and on Earth will not be forgotten.

“A Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Worden was a test pilot and instructor before joining NASA as an astronaut in 1966. He flew to the Moon as command module pilot aboard Apollo 15. During this time he earned a world record as “most isolated human being" while his crew mates roamed the lunar surface, and he was 2,235 miles away from anyone else.

“Later in his career, Worden became Senior Aerospace Scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California. His multiple appearances on the children’s show Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood surely fueled the desire of many children to pursue careers along the lines of his and become future exploration leaders.

“Of his mission Worden said, ‘Now I know why I'm here. Not for a closer look at the Moon, but to look back at our home, the Earth.’

“We remember this pioneer whose work expanded our horizons.”


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1 posted on 03/18/2020 11:45:28 AM PDT by BulletBobCo
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To: BulletBobCo

RIP.


2 posted on 03/18/2020 11:46:28 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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3 posted on 03/18/2020 11:50:33 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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4 posted on 03/18/2020 11:52:37 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: SaveFerris

RIP Colonel Warden.


5 posted on 03/18/2020 12:02:45 PM PDT by sarge83
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To: BulletBobCo

Aw, sorry to hear about this.


6 posted on 03/18/2020 12:04:14 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: sarge83

As a kid I used to get mailings from NASA - pictures, stamps.

My parents bought a color TV so we could watch the launch of Apollo 11. (to mention a different flight)

The landing, of course, was in black and white.


7 posted on 03/18/2020 12:08:23 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: BulletBobCo

Rest in Peace, sir! Salute!


8 posted on 03/18/2020 12:08:58 PM PDT by hattend
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9 posted on 03/18/2020 12:18:25 PM PDT by MacNaughton
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To: BulletBobCo

The ranks of pathfinders are thinner today.


10 posted on 03/18/2020 12:25:07 PM PDT by IronJack
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me and two friends from Tampa’s Chamberlin High cut school and drove to Titusville to watch a Moon shot.
Way kool.


11 posted on 03/18/2020 12:26:31 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' Baby, Molon Labe)
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To: BulletBobCo

Good journeys, Colonel!


12 posted on 03/18/2020 12:32:27 PM PDT by NativeSon ( What Would Virginia Do? #WWVD)
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FTA: "During this time he earned a world record as “most isolated human being" while his crew mates roamed the lunar surface, and he was 2,235 miles away from anyone else."

Where's Katherine Johnson?

NASA needs her -- even yet...!

Since the average earth-Moon distance is 238,856 miles, the article's "2,235 miles away from anyone else" is, at best, a couple of orders of magnitude off...

Way to build public confidence, NASA!

13 posted on 03/18/2020 12:50:10 PM PDT by TXnMA (Anagram: "PANDEMIC --> DEM PANIC")
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Don’t his fellow astronauts on the surface of the moon count as anyone else?


14 posted on 03/18/2020 12:57:35 PM PDT by null and void (By the pricking of my lungs, Something wicked this way comes ...)
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I barely remember Apollo 11, however the rest I remember well. My grandparents and great grandparents took me with them on a trip to Florida and we ate lunch at a restaurant where you could see in the distance the Saturn V for Apollo 14 sitting on the pad for launch which was still a week away. I would have loved to have seen that bird go up! I remember the waitress talking with my grandparents about Apollo 13 barely making it back and hoping 14 would be a safe trip for the astronauts.


15 posted on 03/18/2020 12:59:29 PM PDT by sarge83
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lol good luck Einstein


16 posted on 03/18/2020 1:12:47 PM PDT by vmpolesov
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The other people were astronauts standing on the moon. You need to do some reading comprehension.

Ed

17 posted on 03/18/2020 1:36:10 PM PDT by husky ed (FOX NEWS ALERT "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead" THIS HAS BEEN A FOX NEWS ALERTa)
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Don’t his fellow astronauts on the surface of the moon count as anyone else?

Gotta love a failed snark, especially the ones with bolded and underlined words, exclamation marks and colors. Big thumbs up
18 posted on 03/18/2020 1:39:54 PM PDT by ratzoe
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I heard, and saw the first Saturn V launch from Jacksonville.

Sadly, Dad was transferred from NAS Jax to El Toro shortly thereafter.


19 posted on 03/18/2020 2:01:51 PM PDT by null and void (By the pricking of my lungs, Something wicked this way comes ...)
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"Don’t his fellow astronauts on the surface of the moon count as anyone else?"

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Not if you comprehend English.

"...his crew mates roamed the lunar surface, and he was 2,235 miles away from anyone ELSE"

(i.e., Anyone other than his crew mates...)

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Assume Worden's planned CSM periapsis increase from the 62 mile insertion/recovery altitude was to a stable orbit of 76 miles.

Then -- when he was on the other side of the moon from his crew mates , he could have been 2,235 miles from them. (Lunar diameter 2159 miles + orbital altitude 76 miles.)

But, who ELSE might also have been out there, some 238,855 +/- miles from Earth.?
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Those were wasted calculations. The problem was stupid writing by NASA "PR pukes"... (And schools that don't teach English comprehension...)

20 posted on 03/18/2020 2:25:32 PM PDT by TXnMA (Anagram: "PANDEMIC --> DEM PANIC")
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