Legendary Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders Dies in Plane Crash at 90 (VIDEO)
Legendary Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders died in a plane crash northwest of Seattle on Friday.
He was 90 years old.
Astronaut William A. Anders in 1966. Bettmann Archive file
Bill Anders took the iconic “Earthrise” photo during his 1968 orbit around the moon.
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who is missing after his plane crashed near Seattle, took this famous photo, “Earthrise”, in 1968 pic.twitter.com/jelEIE4wyO
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A bystander got footage of Anders’ plane nose-diving between Orcas and Jones Islands.
According to reports, Anders was the only pilot on the plane at the time of the crash.
