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This undated photo made available by NASA shows astronauts Al Worden, center, Dave Scott, left, and Jim Irwin with a moon rover mock-up. Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates tried out the first lunar rover, has died at age 88, his family said Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (NASA via AP)

This undated photo made available by NASA shows astronauts Al Worden, center, Dave Scott, left, and Jim Irwin with a moon rover mock-up. Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates tried out the first lunar rover, has died at age 88, his family said Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (NASA via AP)

March 18, 2020

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Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88
March 18, 2020 3:13 p.m.

Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, died Wednesday at age 88.