Al Worden was a NASA astronaut who flew above the moon with Apollo 15, then performed the first-ever spacewalk in deep space on his return trip from the moon in 1971. Worden was part of NASA's ...

Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden drove a white car with a 454 cubic-inch V8 under the hood and a Muncie 4-speed manual transmission. AP. Reed also owns Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean’s 1969 Corvette ...

Apollo 15 astronauts James B. Irwin, from left, Alfred M. Worden, and David R. Scott, at the Space Center in Houston on Jan. 1971. AP file. And, he said, they didn’t always follow the rules.

WASHINGTON - JULY 29: Al Worden promotes his book "Falling To Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut's ... More Journey To The Moon" at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum on July 29, 2011 in ...

Apollo 15 astronauts Jim Irwin (left), Al Worden (center) and David Scott with their matching AstroVettes and lunar roving vehicle, from the pages of LIFE magazine in June 1971.

The 1971 C3 "AstroVette" was given to Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden in a special $1 lease deal. By Peter Holderith. Updated Aug 3, 2022 7:19 PM EDT. collectSPACE. Get The Drive’s daily newsletter.

Apollo 15 Astronaut’s 1971 Corvette To Be Restored . By Sam McEachern. August 5, 2022 11:17 am . Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print. 16 . Sponsored.

Retired Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden Dies At 88 He had one trip to the moon — not to tread the surface, but to orbit in the craft that would return the two moonwalkers to Earth. All three got ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, died Wednesday at age 88. Worden died i… ...

Tiny, orange glass beads discovered on the moon during the Apollo era may reveal an untold history of lunar volcanism.

It's an out-of-this-world project car. A 1971 Chevrolet Corvette originally driven by Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, which was all but forgotten and left to the elements on a used car lot for ...