Who Is William Anders

Retired Major General William Anders was killed in a tragic small plane crash on Friday. He was 90 years old. Anders was a part of the Apollo 8 crew. While on the mission, he was the astronaut who took the legendary photo entitled, "Earthrise," while in lunar orbit. The flight took place in December, 1968. Anders and the crew of Apollo 8 were participants of the very first human flight to not only leave Earth's gravitational sphere of influence, but also the first human crewed spacecraft to rea