Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has died in Washington plane crash
Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “e” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands state. He was 90. His son, retired Lt. Col. Greg Anders, confirmed the death to The Associated Press.
