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Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has died in Washington plane crash
SEATTLE (AP) — Retired Maj. Gen. 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 ...
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First Earthrise observed from the Moon, taken by William Anders
This is the first Earthrise viewing by a human from lunar orbit. NASA is an American agency known for its space exploration and aeronautics research. Among its many endeavors, NASA has also created a ...
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William Anders Death: What We Know About Astronaut's Plane Crash
Former NASA astronaut William Anders was killed in a plane crash on ... our perspective of our planet and ourselves with his famous Earthrise photo on Apollo 8. He inspired me and generations ...
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Earthrise, Apollo 8, 24 December
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That Photograph
The colour photograph of Earthrise - taken by Apollo 8 astronaut, William A. Anders, December 24, 1968. Although the photograph is usually mounted with the moon below the earth, this is how Anders ...