NASA astronaut and US Air Force major general William Anders died earlier today after his plane crashed near his home in Washington state. Anders was part of NASA, the U.S.' and humanity's first crewed mission to the Moon after he flew to Earth's closest cosmic body on the Apollo 8 mission in 1968. The astronaut, fighter and test pilot made history with his iconic photograph of the Earth from the Moon, dubbed Earthrise. Like his other achievements, this photo was another first, as it became the first colored image of the Earth from the Moon. Anders' son confirmed the crash […]
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