(CNN) Al Worden, an astronaut from the Apollo lunar program has died, NASA says.
Worden was command module pilot on the Apollo 15 lunar landing -- and although he never got to walk on the moon, he performed three space walks on the flight back from the moon to retrieve film from cameras on the spacecraft, according to NASA
As astronauts David Scott and James B. Irwin explored mountains on the moon, Worden circled around them.
"During this time he earned a world record as 'most isolated human being' while his crew mates roamed the lunar surface, and he was 2,235 miles away from anyone else," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement.
He died Wednesday in Texas at the age of 88. He spent more than 295 hours in space.
Jbrown4president on March 19th, 2020 at 12:44 UTC »
He was the loneliest man... in the WORLD
DanyDies4Lightbrnger on March 19th, 2020 at 11:22 UTC »
Especially that time he was on the dark side with no communication with anyone
Mustache_nate on March 19th, 2020 at 11:17 UTC »
"During this time he earned a world record as 'most isolated human being' while his crew mates roamed the lunar surface, and he was 2,235 miles away from anyone else," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement.