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Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took 'Earthrise' photo, dead in plane crash
Reuters via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoNASA chief Bill Nelson paid tribute to Anders on social media with a post of the iconic image of Earth rising over the lunar horizon, saying the former Air Force pilot "offered...
Who was NASA astronaut William 'Bill' Anders?
KING5 Seattle· 11 hours agoFlying took William “Bill” Anders to new heights during his decades-long career as a NASA astronaut and accomplished pilot. Bill Nelson, NASA...
Former astronaut who took iconic Earthrise photo killed in Washington plane crash
WJW via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoWilliam Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the...
Operation Overlord: A timeline of events that turned the tide of war
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 6 days agoSunrise brought wave after wave of landing vessels carrying American, British, French and Canadian...
Visiting a North African cemetery unveils untold story of RI native son's WWII sacrifice
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHe died Aug. 9, 1942 – a full two months before the U.S. invasion of North Africa began in November....
Honor Flight brings healing and closure to Vietnam veteran - KVRR Local News
KVRR· 3 days agoAfter learning he would probably be drafted soon, Barstad told his mother that he would go to the...
NASA’s X-59 Quesst: Overturning the 50-Year-Old Supersonic Speed Limit
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoNASA is addressing the longstanding ban on civilian supersonic flights over land by developing the...