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Former Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders dies in plane crash at 90

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Former Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders dies in plane crash at 90

WASHIGTON: William Anders, the astronaut who captured the iconic “Earthrise” photograph during the historic Apollo 8 mission, died in a plane crash on Friday at the age of 90, according to his family.Anders was piloting a small aircraft when it went down off the coast of Washington state on Friday morning. His son confirmed to … Read more

Former astronaut who took iconic photo of Earth dies in plane crash

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Former astronaut who took iconic photo of Earth dies in plane crash

seattle, washington —  Retired Major General William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was … Read more