Legendary Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders died Friday in a aircraft crash northwest of Seattle.
He was 90 years previous.
Astronaut William A. Anders in 1966. Bateman Archive File
Invoice Anders took the long-lasting “Arthritis” photograph whereas orbiting the Moon in 1968.
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who went lacking after his aircraft crashed close to Seattle, took this well-known photograph “Arthritis” in 1968. pic.twitter.com/jelEIE4wyO
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A witness captured footage of Anders’ aircraft nose-diving between Orcas and Jones Islands.
In accordance with studies, Anders was the one pilot within the aircraft on the time of the accident.
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BREAKING: Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders’ aircraft crashes northwest of Seattle. Search and rescue operations are underway pic.twitter.com/f0tCZ6rMLh
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NBC Information reported:
William Anders, an astronaut who was one of many first three individuals to orbit the moon and who took the well-known “Arthritis” photograph, died Friday after a small aircraft crashed north of Seattle, in accordance with NASA, native officers and his household. He was 90 years previous.
The Pacific Northwest Coast Guard stated simply earlier than 1 p.m. native time that it and the San Juan County Sheriff’s Workplace had been responding to a aircraft crash between Orcas and Jones Islands, about 80 miles north of Seattle.
The sheriff’s workplace stated solely the pilot was believed to be within the two-seat aircraft. A physique was recovered and the identification of the pilot was recovered, it stated.
In 2018, Invoice Anders shared the story behind his iconic “Arthritis” photograph taken in lunar orbit.
Anders stated he had a 1 in 3 likelihood of surviving the 1968 lunar orbit.
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