What is the maximum distance from any other human being Worden attained?
Farthest than anyone on the Moon
Farthest in the orbit around the Moon
Farthest in the command module
Farthest from any other human being
Answer
At an astounding 438,900 kilometers (272,743 miles) distant from any other person, Worden set the record for the greatest separation from other humans. This occurred during the Apollo 15 mission when he piloted the command module Endeavour while his colleagues, astronauts David Scott and James Irwin, descended to explore the moon's surface.
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