Just two years after the first men walked on the moon, some astronauts drove a buggy on it. Although astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin described the Lunar Roving Vehicle more like a ...
William Worden-Penczak, the grandson of NASA command module pilot Al Worden, has partnered with a popular space collectibles company to restore the 1971 Corvette that was leased to his grandfather as ...
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 years, ...
Corvette was the car of choice for many astronauts in the 1960s-1970s, especially since the brand was closely associated with the Apollo manned space program during that period. That was due to a ...
In August of 1971, Apollo 15 set out on what would become one of NASA’s most ambitious and scientifically valuable lunar missions. Astronauts David Scott, James Irwin, and Alfred Worden brought a new ...
On July 26, 1971, NASA launched Apollo 15, the fourth successful mission to touch down on the moon. The Saturn V rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center at 9:34 a.m. The mission was intended for ...
In this Nov. 12, 2014, file photo, Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden wipes his hands after creating a cast of his hand prints that will be part of a permanent display at Apollo High School in St. Cloud, ...
This print is red-numbered. It is NASA Image #AS15-88-11866. Taken by Apollo 15 Commander David R. Scott, this photograph from August 1, 1971 shows Astronaut James B. Irwin giving a military salute ...
Image The central image area, composition, or focal point; the area inside the margins/plate marks. Margin Areas bordering the central image, outside the plate marks, or the perimeter area. Edge The ...
A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held at Valley View Nursing Home in Houston, Minn., for assisted-living quarters and medical clinic buildings. Russ Lohmann has been named director of Winona ...
Apollo astronaut Colonel Alfred Merrill "Al" Worden has died at the age of 88. In a Twitter post, his family revealed that the former Command Module Pilot for the 1971 Apollo 15 lunar landing mission ...