Page 8-Saturday, January 20, 1979-The Michigan Daily Astronaut alum retur 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. 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