William A. Anders, 90, Dies; Flew on First Manned Orbit of the Moon NYT: Science Richard Goldstein 8 June 2024 at 17:42 During the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, his color photograph of an emerging Earth, known as βEarthrise,β became an icon and driving force for the environmental movement. Β© William A. Anders/NASAWilliam A. Anders said of his journey around the moon: βHere we came all the way to the moon to discover Earth.β