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Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has died in Washington plane crash
![William Anders FILE - This Dec. 24, 1968, file photo made available by NASA shows the Earth behind the surface of the moon during the Apollo 8 mission. Retired Maj. Gen. 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, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (William Anders/NASA via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/14e9b3e196f94cf3959d4c78d1664011/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - This Dec. 24, 1968, file photo made available by NASA shows the Earth behind the surface of the moon during the Apollo 8 mission. Retired Maj. Gen. 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, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (William Anders/NASA via AP, File)
![Manuel Balce Ceneta FILE - Apollo 8 Lunar Module Pilot Gen. William Anders, speaks to reporters in front of the Saturn 5 Aft End, the F-1 rocket engines of the first stage of the Apollo 11/Saturn 5 launch vehicle July 20, 2004, in Washington. Retired Maj. Gen. 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, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d93e4d26fccd48eca13711662ea58a11/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Apollo 8 Lunar Module Pilot Gen. William Anders, speaks to reporters in front of the Saturn 5 Aft End, the F-1 rocket engines of the first stage of the Apollo 11/Saturn 5 launch vehicle July 20, 2004, in Washington. Retired Maj. Gen. 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, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
![Uncredited FILE - In this December 1968, file photo made available by NASA, Lt. Col. William A. Anders, Apollo 8 lunar module pilot, looks out of a window during the spaceflight. Retired Maj. Gen. 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, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (NASA via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aa581ab7ba594a3685cef8e4b550396d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - In this December 1968, file photo made available by NASA, Lt. Col. William A. Anders, Apollo 8 lunar module pilot, looks out of a window during the spaceflight. Retired Maj. Gen. 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, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (NASA via AP, File)
![Uncredited FILE - In this Dec. 21, 1968 photo made available by NASA, the Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 8 crew launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with 7.5 million pounds of thrust. Retired Maj. Gen. 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, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (NASA via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5ea075a2af7943bdbe0d4149bc987e5c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - In this Dec. 21, 1968 photo made available by NASA, the Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 8 crew launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with 7.5 million pounds of thrust. Retired Maj. Gen. 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, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (NASA via AP, File)
![John Swart FILE - From left to right, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, William Anders and James Lovell Jr. gather near their spacecraft at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Ill., where the astronauts are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their six-day mission to enter the lunar atmosphere and orbit the moon. Dec. 10, 1993. Retired Maj. Gen. Anders was killed Friday, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (AP Photo/John Swart, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/df9b43ea5b114bb180aa95e0f5934a56/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - From left to right, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, William Anders and James Lovell Jr. gather near their spacecraft at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Ill., where the astronauts are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their six-day mission to enter the lunar atmosphere and orbit the moon. Dec. 10, 1993. Retired Maj. Gen. Anders was killed Friday, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (AP Photo/John Swart, File)
![Al Behrman FILE - Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders talks about astronaut Neil Armstrong following private services for Armstrong, Aug. 31, 2012, in Cincinnati. Retired Maj. Gen. 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, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5a243b10f09746ce911301e0205bb191/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders talks about astronaut Neil Armstrong following private services for Armstrong, Aug. 31, 2012, in Cincinnati. Retired Maj. Gen. 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, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)