ANACORTES, Wash. — Flying took William “Bill” Anders to new heights during his decades-long career as a NASA astronaut and accomplished pilot. He was one of the first people to reach the moon and gave ...

Apollo astronaut Bill Anders, who captured one of the most famous images ever recorded in space, has died at age 90. His son, Greg Anders, told NPR his dad died Friday in a plane crash in Washington ...

Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders adjlusts his helmet while suiting up for his 1968 moon mission. (NASA Photo) Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped the iconic “Earthrise” photo of our planet as ...

Bill Anders, who as an Apollo 8 astronaut was one of the first people to fly to the moon in 1968, was killed on Friday (June 7) when the vintage plane he was piloting crashed off the coast of the San ...

Bill Anders took his "Earthrise" photo out the window of Apollo 8 on Dec. 24, 1968. (Bill Anders / NASA) Bill Anders, the Apollo 8 astronaut who was one of the first humans to orbit the moon and who ...

Bill Anders, the Apollo 8 astronaut who was one of the first humans to orbit the moon and who took the iconic first photo of Earth rising over the lunar surface, died Friday when a plane he was ...

William Anders, an astronaut who was one of the first three people to orbit the moon, and who took the famous “Earthrise” photo, died Friday after a small plane he was in crashed in the water north of ...