On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders captured an image that had never been seen before in human history: the planet Earth rising above the horizon of the moon. Anders and fellow astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell had traveled nearly a quarter million miles to orbit the moon but, at that moment, unexpectedly found themselves captivated by their home planet. "Here we came to study that moon and yet," remembered Anders, "it was this gorgeous earth rise, this colorful, delicate
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On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders captured an image that had never been seen before in human history: the planet Earth rising above the horizon of the moon. Anders and fellow astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell had traveled nearly a quarter million miles to orbit the moon but, at that moment, unexpectedly found themselves captivated by their home planet. "Here we came to study that moon and yet," remembered Anders, "it was this gorgeous earth rise, this colorful, delicate
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Retired Maj. Gen. William “Bill” Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the famous “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed in a plane crash in the San Juan Islands Friday morning. He was 90 years old. Anders’ son, Lt. Col. Greg Anders, confirmed to KOMO News his father was killed when the vintage Beechcraft T-34 Mentor he was flying alone crashed. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said the crash was first reported to the dispatch c
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