About
Astronaut who served as the command module pilot on the Apollo 15 mission to the moon. He would later write a memoir called Falling to Earth.
Before Fame
He earned his Bachelor's degree from West Point and two Master's degrees from the University of Michigan.
Trivia
He was portrayed in the TV mini series From the Earth to the Moon.
Family Life
He had three children with his wife Jill Lee Hotchkiss.
Associated With
He and Bruce McCandless were both members of NASA Astronaut Group 5 in 1966.
