Al Worden: Mission News
Apollo 15 CMP Al Worden to Promote Cooperation in Exploration on First Trip to China
Zhuhai, China and Waldwick, NJ, USA/October 23, 2018 — Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot, Col. Al Worden, USAF-Ret., will make his first visit to China next month as a goodwill ambassador for the U.S. aerospace industry, particularly American companies participating in Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, November 6-11.
Worden’s week-long schedule includes official appearances in Zhuhai on the opening days of the show, the…
Apollo 15 CMP Al Worden to Attend Bahrain Airshow
Sakhir Air Base, Bahrain and Waldwick, NJ, USA/October 18, 2018 — Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot, Col. Al Worden, USAF-Ret., will make his first visit to Bahrain next month as a goodwill ambassador for the U.S. aerospace industry, particularly American companies participating in the Bahrain International Airshow 2018 (BIAS) at Sakhir Air Base, November 14-16.
Worden’s week-long schedule includes official…
APOLLO 15 COMMAND MODULE PILOT AL WORDEN TO VISIT FAIRFORD SCHOOLS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO
U.S. astronaut, scientist and innovator will promote STEM education during visits to Kemble Primary, Fairford Primary and Ogden Trust
Fairford, UK and Waldwick, NJ, USA/July 5, 2018 — Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot, Col. Al Worden, USAF-Ret., will land in the Fairford community on 12 July as an advocate for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. His visit is in conjunction with…
DUBAI AIRSHOW: WHY THE UAE PLANS TO GROW LETTUCE ON MARS
November 19, 2017
First they unveiled plans to launch a Mars probe. Then it was an ambition to colonise the Red Planet. Now the UAE has a new aim – to grow palm trees and lettuce there.
The space sector is a huge feature of the Dubai Airshow, with exhibitions, conferences, and speakers that include former Nasa Apollo 15 astronaut, Al Worden. But even before a UAE Mars probe leaves the ground in 2020 from Japan – UAE is working in partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries – the Gulf state has now announced its space agriculture intentions…
Apollo 15 astronaut on space, the UAE and the Mars mission
November 16, 2017
Al Worden was command module pilot for Apollo 15 and is one of only 24 people who have flown to the Moon
Alfred Worden, an American astronaut and engineer who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 Moon mission in 1971, was in the UAE to attend the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference and the Dubai Airshow as the UAE embarks on another journey to put a spacecraft into orbit around Mars in 2021…
DUBAI AIRSHOW SPACE CONFERENCE: “THE UNIVERSE IS WAITING FOR STUDENTS”
November 15, 2017
Astronaut Col. Al Worden, USAF-Retd., Command Module Pilot, Apollo 15, delivered a strong message to future space explorers in a speech during the second day of the Space Conference at the Dubai Airshow: “You – STEM students – are the future of the human race. You are going to create, build and fly craft into space. The universe is waiting for STEM students.”
UAE space programme requires global effort, says Apollo 15 astronaut
November 12, 2017
Veteran astronaut Al Worden said technological challenges need to be overcome before any manned mission to Mars
The UAE’s space programme is “a very difficult thing” that will provide an opportunity to bring countries together for a common goal, according to Apollo 15 astronaut Alfred Worden.
Apollo’s Worden Addresses Space Conferenc
November 12, 2017
Al Worden, Command Module pilot of the Apollo 15 Moon mission in 1971, now describes himself as “Colonel, USAF-Retired” — but that final word should not be taken literally. At the age of 86, Worden is currently to be found jetting around the Middle East on a tight schedule of talks and meetings which would tire a far younger man.
Astronaut who went to the moon praises UAE’s Mars mission
November 9, 2017
Colonel Alfred Worden says that colonising Mars for human life is the challenge of our time
Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s plans to send a probe and build the first ever city on Mars were hailed by a former astronaut who went to the moon in 1971 as part of the Apollo 15 mission. Colonel (retired) Alfred Worden, United States Air Force, made the remarks during a presentation he delivered for young students at Abu Dhabi’s Applied Technology High School…
Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot and Virgin Galactic to be presented at Dubai Airshow
October 24, 2017
The Dubai Airshow has announced some of the speakers and presenters at the Space Conference, a new feature for 2017 taking place 13-14 November
Among them are Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Col. Al Worden, USAF-Ret; George Whitesides, CEO of Virgin Galactic; Dr Mohammed Al Ahbabi, Director General of the UAE Space Agency and Omran Sharaf, Project Manager, Emirates Mars Mission, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)…
Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Plans First Visit to UAE to Promote STEM Education and Exploration
U.S. astronaut, scientist and innovator will promote STEM education during visits to Kemble Primary, Fairford Primary and Ogden Trust
Fairford, UK and Waldwick, NJ, USA/July 5, 2018 — Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot, Col. Al Worden, USAF-Ret., will land in the Fairford community on 12 July as an advocate for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. His visit is in conjunction with…
From STEM to Space: Let’s Launch More Careers in Flight!
Jul 13, 2016
If you had told me when I graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1955 that my career would take me via the U.S. Air Force to the Empire Test Pilot School in Farnborough to the moon on Apollo 15 and back to Farnborough 52 years later – with so many extraordinary experiences and personal connections along the way – I certainly would have laughed it off with a big “No way!”…
STEM To Space: Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden Plans Return To Farnborough
June 14, 2016
Graduated From Empire Test Pilot School In 1964
Al Worden is on a mission. Nearly 45 years since his flight to the Moon, and more than half a century since graduating from the U.K.’s esteemed Empire Test Pilot School, the Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot will return to Farnborough this summer, in partnership with Kallman Worldwide, to promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education — July 11-17 at the Farnborough International Airshow…
Astronaut Al Worden on a mission to Farnborough
June 18, 2016
Worden’s visit in part will be as a designated representative of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF), a not-for-profit organisation founded by the Mercury 7 astronauts. ASF advocates for STEM by promoting the fields of study and providing support for America’s most promising students.
Nearly 45 years since his flight to the Moon and more than half a century since graduating from the UK’s esteemed Empire Test Pilot School, the Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Al Worden will return to Farnborough this July, to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA)…