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By: chavenet

8 June 2024 at 15:13

Maj. William A. Anders, who flew on the first manned space mission to orbit the moon, the Apollo 8 "Genesis Flight" of Christmas Eve 1968, and took the color photograph "Earthrise" credited with inspiring the modern environmental movement, died on Friday morning when a small plane he was piloting alone dove into the water near Roche Harbor, Wa., northwest of Seattle. He was 90. [NY Times; ungated]

Nasa 'Earthrise' astronaut dies at 90 in plane crash [BBC] NASA Remembers Apollo 8 Astronaut Bill Anders [via] JoeZydeco's LinkMe

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