Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders Dies in Plane Crash at 90 — PanamaTimes

William Anders, a former astronaut famous for taking the iconic ‘Earthrise’ photo, died in a plane crash at age 90. He was piloting a small aircraft off the coast of Washington state on June 7, 2024. Anders was a member of the Apollo 8 mission, the first to orbit the Moon, and captured the renowned Earthrise photo.William Anders, a former astronaut famous for taking the iconic ‘Earthrise’ photo, died in a plane crash at age 90. He was piloting a small aircraft off the coast of Washington state on June 7, 2024. Anders was a member of the Apollo 8 mission, the first to orbit the Moon, and captured the renowned Earthrise photo. …Read More