William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who captured a famous photo of Earth looking like a blue marble from space, was reportedly killed in an airplane crash in Washington on Friday.

He was 90 years old. His son, Greg Anders, confirmed the death to CBS News, saying that the plane which crashed belonged to his father. The Federal Aviation Administration told CBS News in a ...

Former NASA astronaut William Anders was killed in a plane crash on Friday off the coast of Jones Island in San Juan County, Washington state, according to his family. He was 90 years old.

Former Astronaut William Anders, Who Took Iconic Earthrise Photo, Killed in Washington Plane Crash SEATTLE (AP) — William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise ...

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 William Anders, who took the iconic "Earthrise ... Anders was piloting a Beechcraft plane that plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state on Friday ...

Twitter: @JBickertonUK. You can get in touch with James by emailing j.bickerton@newsweek.com Former NASA astronaut William Anders was killed in a plane crash on Friday off the coast of Jones ...

William Anders, a retired major general ... Anders was killed Friday, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state.

Anders was the only person in the plane and the only one killed by the crash. William Anders’ “Earthrise.” (photo courtesy NASA) Photo courtesy NASA William Anders, born Oct. 17 ...

Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he ...