Anders took the "Earthrise" photo while in lunar orbit on December 24, 1968, according to NASA. William, along with Apollo 8 crew mates, is one of the first three people to have traveled to the Moon.

On Christmas Eve in 1968, the three astronauts on Apollo 8 looked back toward home as their craft made one of its 10 orbits around the moon. Framed inside the window was the marbled blue orb of ...

Seen on the television monitor is a picture of Earth which was telecast from the Apollo 8 spacecraft 176,000 miles away. NASA Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

Apollo astronaut Bill Anders ... He was a great man and a great pilot," he told NPR. In a statement on X, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Bill Anders "offered to humanity among the deepest ...

Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took the iconic "Earthrise" photograph while in lunar orbit that showed the Earth from the moon's surface, has died, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said Friday.

Apollo 8's successful mission paved the way for Apollo 11 to fulfill U.S. President John F. Kennedy's goal of landing a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. NASA (The National Aeronautics and ...

William Anders, a NASA astronaut who was part of the 1968 Apollo 8 crew who were the first three people to orbit the moon, has died in a plane crash in Washington state, according to his son ...

Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders adjlusts his helmet while suiting up for his 1968 moon mission. (NASA Photo) Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped the iconic “Earthrise” photo of our ...

Former Apollo 8 astronaut William "Bill" Anders has died ... grieving the loss of a great pilot," Greg said of the retired NASA astronaut, who was known for taking the iconic "Earthrise" photo.

William Anders, a member of the Apollo 8 “Genesis Flight” crew ... In a 2023 discussion with Dr. Katherine Calvin, NASA's Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor, Anders detailed his ...

June 7 (Reuters) - Retired astronaut William Anders, who was one of the first three humans to orbit the moon, capturing the famed "Earthrise" photo during NASA's Apollo 8 mission in 1968 ...