William Anders dead; killed in plane crash; was 90

[greenmartian2017]

News just came over the transom to me.

William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut who took iconic 'Earthrise' photo, dies in plane crash in Washington

Anders, 90, was on the mission that circled the moon in 1968 ahead of the lunar landing in 1969. He was on a small plane that crashed Friday between two islands north of Seattle.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Moose]

RIP General Anders.

Not going to link it but video of the crash is pretty easy to find on social media. Looks like the Mentor was looping, or attempting to pull out of a dive, and ran out of altitude.

 

[Arjen]

Earth Rise - by William Anders - Apollo 8. 1968

 

[Nicknick]

Not the avarage dead of a ninety year old... Sad but better than slowly faiding away..

 

[zjz]

R.I.P....

 

[FighterJock]

RIP.

 

[Foo Fighter]

RIP, spaceman. thanks for the enduring memories.

 

[Archibald]

Apollo 8 was the last Apollo crew still standing complete. No longer now. R.I.P.

 

[FighterJock]

Soon there will not be any astronauts from the Apollo era still alive. That will be sad.

 

[zjz]

Apollo 8 'Earthrise' Photographer Astronaut Bill Anders Dies In Plane Crash | Aviation Week Network

Former NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who was the first to photograph the Earth in color from space while serving on NASA's Apollo 8 mission, died June 7 in a plane crash.

aviationweek.com

 

[zjz]

Opinion: Buzz Aldrin Pays Tribute To Apollo 8 Astronaut Bill Anders | Aviation Week Network

Anders’ photograph of “Earthrise” and his words remind us even now how small the planet is and how beautiful it is in depthless space.

aviationweek.com