Worden

Astronaut Al Worden, who flew around the moon as part of the Apollo 15 mission in 1971, died in his sleep, his family said Wednesday. He was 88.

Worden circled the moon in the command module while fellow astronauts Jim Irwin and David Scott explored the surface.

Worden once described flying to the moon as like driving a car, only with some analytical ability.

Worden wrote two books about his moon mission, including one for children.

Worden never lost his enthusiasm for space.