US EditionFormer astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has died in Washington plane crash
- Former NASA astronaut William Anders, 90, died in a plane crash near San Juan Islands, Washington state.
- Greg Anders confirmed William's death, expressing family devastation.
- William Anders, known for capturing iconic Earthrise image during Apollo 8, was the sole occupant in the crash.
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Apollo 8 astronaut dies in small plane crash at age 90
WASHINGTON: William Anders, the former American astronaut who took the historic "Earthrise" photo from space over 55 years ago, died in a plane crash on Friday (Jun 7) at the age of 90, his family said. Anders had been piloting a small plane which crashed off the coast of Washington state on Friday morning
Astronaut William Anders who took iconic Earthrise photo killed in plane crash aged 90
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 on Friday in the US when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90.
William Anders, the former American astronaut who took a historic photograph of Earth seen from the Moon in 1968, died in an airplane crash at the age of 90, reported his family. Anders was piloting a plane that crashed near the coast of Washington state (northwest United States) last Friday, June 7th, in the morning, his son told US media. He had no passengers. His body was later recovered by a diving team, reported The Seattle Times, citing a …
Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash
SEATTLE (AP) — 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…
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