William Anders was an American NASA astronaut and United States Air Force officer who served as lunar module pilot on Apollo 8 in December 1968, the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon. During that mission Anders took the photograph known as Earthrise, showing the Earth rising above the lunar horizon, which became one of the most widely reproduced images in history and is often credited with helping shape the modern environmental movement. Anders later served as United States ambassador to Norway and as chairman of General Dynamics.
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Defining ContributionTook the Earthrise photograph during Apollo 8 3 Notable Mission Classification
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William Anders was a NASA astronaut who flew as Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 8 and took the Earthrise photograph.
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1933-10-17
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born in British Hong Kong on 17 October 1933
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2024-06-07
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he was a member of the crew of Apollo 8
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he took the iconic Earthrise photograph
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William Alison Anders (17 October 1933-7 June 2024) was a United States Air Force major general, electrical engineer, nuclear engineer, NASA astronaut, and businessman.
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In December 1968, he was a member of the crew of Apollo 8, the first three people to leave low Earth orbit and travel to the Moon.
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The three astronauts-Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders-were the first humans to see and photograph the far side of the Moon and an Earthrise.
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