Featured Flashback: Al Worden Returns to Earth
During the Apollo 15 mission, astronaut Al Worden and his fellow crewmates David Scott and James Irwin returned to Earth without the help of Mission Control. The goal was to prove astronauts could still navigate home even if radio communication with Mission Control was lost. Instead, they used their own navigation using points on Earth’s horizon to make it home safely.
Hear Worden explain exactly how they performed this complex task (while making it sound easy), and how close they came to the targeted landing site.
La série de vidéos Tell Me a Story (Racontez-moi une histoire ) du Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex présente des expériences incroyables vécues par de vrais astronautes. Pour une liste de lecture complète de cette série et des histoires inédites du Rocket Ranch, explorez la chaîne YouTube du centre d'accueil des visiteurs, ExploreSpaceKSC.