@Google Presents Al Worden, in conversation with Alan Eustace
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Uploaded by AtGoogleTalks on Nov 9, 2011
As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence. During the return from the moon to earth he also conducted the first spacewalk in deep space, becoming the first human ever to see both the entire earth and moon simply by turning his head. The Apollo 15 flight capped an already-impressive career as an astronaut, including important work on the pioneering Apollo 9 and Apollo 12 missions, as well as the perilous flight of Apollo 13.
Nine months after his return from the moon, Worden received a phone call telling him he was fired and ordering him out of his office by the end of the week. He refused to leave.
What happened in those nine months, from being honored with parades and meetings with world leaders to being unceremoniously fired, has been a source of much speculation for four decades. Worden has never before told the full story around the dramatic events that shook NASA and ended his spaceflight career. Readers will learn them here for the first time, along with the exhilarating account of what it is like to journey to the moon and back. It's an unprecedentedly candid account of what it was like to be an Apollo astronaut, with all its glory but also its pitfalls.
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What an interesting person; I could listen to him talk for hours. I'll be showing a few excerpts to my physics class - having an astronaut explain zero g's (freefall) may help it sink in a little better. :)
theoriginaldrpizza 3 months ago
Awesome. Thanks, Google! I'm going to be playing a few excerpts of this for my physics class. Mr. Worden is incredibly interesting. I could listen to him talk all day.
theoriginaldrpizza 3 months ago
Wish I could meet Col. Worden one day
Dafezman92 3 months ago
Great talk, learned a lot about what it was like to fly on the Apollo 15 mission as well as space flight in general.
bmapes16 3 months ago