182K views · 565 reactions | Former NASA astronaut William Anders who took the famous Earthrise photo during Apollo 8 has died in an aircraft crash accident. Watch terrifying footage from earlier this evening as witnesses captured the moment a private Beechcraft T-34 Mentor aircraft crashed into a lake near Seattle, Washington, off the San Juan Islands. #crash #aircraft | FL360aero | Facebook

Christmas Eve, 1968, Apollo 8 Astronauts while in lunar orbit, took turns reading Genesis 1:1-10 outloud during the most watched broadcast of the time. Listen to their moving words with the unexpected Earthrise. “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the Earth,” Anders read. Borman ended the passage, adding “and from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you—all of you on the good Earth.”🌎 | Who's Who In The Cosmic Zoo?

35K views · 1K reactions | Sunday Morning Passage: Remembering astronaut William Anders Apollo 8 crew member William Anders, one of the first humans to orbit the Moon, captured a famous Earth photo on Christmas Eve 1968. Anders passed away at 90 on June 7, 2024. https://cbsn.ws/4eg4hcR | CBS Sunday Morning | Facebook

Astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr Brad Tucker discusses the passing of Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders who took a famous photo of the Earth rising over the lunar horizon from his spaceship in 1968. | Sky News Australia