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William Anders was part of the historic Apollo 8 mission, which was the first human spaceflight to leave low-Earth orbit and travel to the moon and back.

William Anders was 90.

(NEW YORK) -- Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took the iconic "Earthrise" photograph while in lunar orbit that showed the moon's surface and Earth, has died, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said Friday. He was 90.Anders was piloting a Beechcraft plane that plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state on

The new model offers several design nods to the successful 1968 NASA mission

Astronaut Jim Lovell recounts the first broadcast from lunar orbit: Apollo 8’s moving reading from Genesis made a lasting cultural impact.

We take a look through the archives to consider the types the late Colonel Frank Borman owned, operated and had restored.

Until Apollo 8 orbited the moon and returned safely to Earth under Frank Borman’s command, NASA wasn’t sure humans could survive such a long trip in space.

Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8’s historic Christmas 1968 flight that circled the moon 10 times and paved the way for the lunar landing the next year, has died. He was 95.

In 1968, NASAs Apollo 8 mission carried the first crew beyond low Earth orbit and toward the moon, an important turning point in humanitys exploration of space.