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Apollo Mission Astronaut Behind Famous ‘Earthrise’ Photo Killed in Plane Crash

Apollo astronaut William Anders, who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo as his Apollo 8 spacecraft orbited the moon in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was flying crashed. He was 90. The crash took place Friday morning near the  San Juan Islands in Washington state, according to The...

Apollo astronaut William Anders, who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo as his Apollo 8 spacecraft orbited the moon in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was flying crashed. He was 90. The crash took place Friday morning near the  San Juan Islands in Washington state, according to The…

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