PetaPixel Astronaut Bill Anders Who Took Iconic ‘Earthrise’ Photo Dies in Plane Crash

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Start date Jun 10, 2024

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A composite image featuring a photo of Earth taken from the lunar surface on the left, and a man in a suit holding a model of a Saturn V rocket against a backdrop of the American flag on the right. The Earth appears small and distant above the moon's horizon.

Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders who captured the iconic Earthrise photo while orbiting the Moon on a spacecraft has tragically died in a plane crash.

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