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Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash
WATE 6 Knoxville· 1 hour agoSEATTLE (AP) — 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 when the plane …
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took 'Earthrise' photo, dead in plane crash
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 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· 7 hours agoFlying took William “Bill” Anders to new heights during his decades-long career as a NASA astronaut and accomplished pilot. Bill Nelson, NASA...
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...