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Page 8-Saturday, January 20, 1979-The Michigan Daily

Astronaut alum

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By TIMOTHY YAGLE
and HAROLD BIDLACK
Few universities have had as profound an
impact on our nation's space program as has this
one.
From the designing of equipment used on coun-
tless spacecraft to the education of more than a
dozen astronauts, the University has occupied a
special place, in the history of the U.S. space
program.
Seven of the current 56 astronauts are Univer-
sity graduates. One of them, Col. Afred Worden
(USAF Ret.), returned to campus yesterday to
dedicate a mural depicting the historical
highlights of the University's accomplishments in
space at the Aerospace Engineering Department.
WORDEN WAS commander module pilot on the
Apollo 15 mission's "all Michigan" team, which
included astronauts James Irwin, a 1965 graduate,
and David Scott, a former University student.
The idea for the 24 by 6 foot wall painting came
from aerospace students who wanted to decorate
the lounge in a way commemorating the Univer-
sity's involvement in National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) programs. The
University initiated the country's first
aeronautical engineering program in 1914.
The mural was painted last summer by Brian
Myers, a sophomore art student at Eastern
Michigan University.
MYERS SAID IT took him 60 hours over a two
month period to complete the mural. -
"I've never done anything like this before," he
said. "I'd like to do more of it," he added.
"I've been interested in space since I was 10. I
used to draw pictures of the Saturn V (the Apollo
launch vehicle) and the Lunar Module (LM)," he
said, beaming.
INCLUDED IN THE mural's scenes, which
range from the Burton Bell Tower on campus to

the space shuttle and planetary exploration, are:
* ballooning-a popular activity in the depar-
tment during the 1920,
" a Lockhead F-104 jet fighter designed by 1933
University graduate Kelly Johnson, who also
designed the U-2 spy plane;
" Astronaut Edward White, a 1959 University
graduate who successfully executed the first
"spacewalk" (extra-vehicular activity-EVA) on
Gemini 4 in 1965. Fellow University alumnus
'There is probably more intelli-
gent life out there (in space) than
there is here. . . . There is life
out there somewhere.'
-Astronaut and 'U'
grad Alfred Worden
James McDivitt was in the spacecraft while White
was making history;
* a lunar-landing scene with the four-wheel bat-
tery-powered "Rover" which was on the Apollo 15
flight;
eSkylab II in 1973 with astronaut Jack Lousma,
a 1959 University graduate and alumnus of Ann
Arbor High.
WHILE HE SHOWED slides of his mission, the
personable and candid Worden spoke of the kind of

ns to 'U'
technology used to get the astronauts into space.
"The majority (of the space program) is still in
the aviation business. Only a small part is in
space," Worden said.
On a humorous note, Worden stated one detail
occupies a lot of the astronauts' time was what
kind of design the Apollo 15 patch emblem would
use. A staggering 583 were considered, and a
Georgia Tech graduate in aeronautical
engineering, Emilio Pucci submitted the winning
design.
Commenting on whether he though extra-
terrestrial life exists somewhere out in space,
Worden said only half seriously, "There is
probably more intelligent life out there than there
is here." Then he commented he has no doubt
"there is life out there somewhere."
Worden said while in lunar orbit, he noticed the
stars were tremendously bright. As an ex-
periment, he turned off all the lights inside the
Command Module to see how bright the stars ac-
tually were. He was surprised to discover he could
read the instrument panel clearly though the only
illumination was that provided by the stars.
Worden urged the students in the audience of
about 50 not to give up hope if their grades were
slightly sub-par. He recalled that he once received
a letter from the dean requesting he not return to
the University after having received poor grades
his first year. Worden then attended the U.S.
Military Academy and later returned to the
University where he earned a Masters Degree in
Aerospace Engineering.
Worden learned how fleeting fame can be at a
space conference last fall in Florida when, after
picking up a moon rock returned by the Apollo 15
mission, he found himself looking down the barrell
of a security guard's gun who thought he was
trying to make off with the precious stone. Wor-
den's simple reply was, "Sorry fella, all I did was
bring it back."

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Sgt. Joseph Murray, 26, pleaded in-
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