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Topic: Watching Your Brother Fly to the Moon
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FFrench
Member Posts: 3161
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 08-31-2015 03:43 PM
  
If you have ever wondered what it is like to watch a family member fly into space, Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden's brother Jim provides some insight in this article. While you may have heard of his older brother, Jim Worden has, too, had a colorful life and career. Also a pilot, Jim has flown many celebrities around the world, and like his brother, has run into some very interesting characters. Here are some excerpts from Jim Worden's unpublished autobiography, where he discusses the genesis of his passion for aviation, his career, and, of course, stories about his brother's "camping trip" that happened to take him approximately 240,000 miles from Earth. |
Kite
Member Posts: 831
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 08-31-2015 04:29 PM
Very interesting. The immediate family to a spaceman/woman must feel a strange mixture of pride and fear. Nice to see Al Worden's brother give his story and am looking forward to part two. |
FFrench
Member Posts: 3161
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-02-2015 11:09 AM
Here's part two - includes the story of when Elvis sang to Al Worden's mother... |
Kite
Member Posts: 831
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 09-02-2015 03:56 PM
Thank you Francis for making this available. Seems that Jim Worden has had an interesting life as well as his brother Al. Its nice they have grown close to each other as they got older. You can fully understand him name dropping because of knowing Elvis and the favour he did for him. That was really something. |
FFrench
Member Posts: 3161
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-03-2015 12:36 PM
Glad you enjoyed the read. And yes, if I had personal stories about Elvis, I would share them too! |
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