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Former Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders Killed in Washington Plane Crash
SEATTLE — 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 was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] His son, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Greg Anders, confirmed the death to The Associated Press. “The family is devastated,” he said. “He was a great pilot and we will miss him terribly.” Anders, a retired major general, has said the photo was his most significant contribution to the space program along with making sure the Apollo 8 command module and s

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