Astronaut William Anders Dies in Plane Crash
His son, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Greg Anders, confirmed the death to The Associated Press.
he family is devastated,” he said. “He was a great pilot and we will miss him terribly.”
NASA Administrator and former Sen. Bill Nelson said Anders embodied the lessons and the purpose of exploration.
Anders snapped the photo during the crew’s fourth orbit of the moon, frantically switching from black-and-white to color film.
A report came in around 11:40 a.m. that an older-model plane crashed into the water and sank near the north end of Jones Island
The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating the crash
William Anders said in an 1997 NASA oral history interview that he didn’t think the Apollo 8 mission was risk-free but there were important national
He said he suspected Christopher Columbus sailed with worse odds.
Anders was born on October 17, 1933, in Hong Kong. At the time
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