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Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who took ‘Earthrise’ picture, dies in plane crash at 90
GeekWire via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoApollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped the iconic “Earthrise” photo of our planet as seen from...
Former Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders Dead at 90 After Plane Crash in Washington
People via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe former Apollo 8 astronaut died on Friday, June 7 J.B. Spector/Museum of Science and Industry,...
Apollo 8 moon astronaut, businessman Frank Borman dead at 95
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAstronaut Frank Borman, who commanded the historic Apollo 8 mission, which marked the first human...
Astronaut Ken Mattingly, who launched to the moon on Apollo 16, dies at 87
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFor the record, Ken Mattingly never did get the German measles. The former NASA astronaut, who in...
Jim McDivitt, astronaut who led Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 missions, dies at 93
Space via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNASA astronaut James McDivitt, who commanded Gemini 4, the first U.S. mission to conduct a...
Gemini and Apollo astronaut Col. Frank Borman dead at 95
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 7 months ago(NASA) Air Force Colonel Frank Frederick Borman II made history as the commander of Apollo 8, the...
Pioneering Gemini, Apollo astronaut Thomas Stafford dies at 93
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAstronaut Thomas P. Stafford (top) and cosmonaut Aleksei A. Leonov look through a hatchway leading...
Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dies at age 90
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormer astronaut Walter Cunningham, who flew into space in 1968 on Apollo 7, the first flight with crew in NASA’s Apollo Program, died early Tuesday...
Remembering Bill Anders: NASA, space explorers mourn death of Apollo 8 astronaut
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe space exploration community is honoring the legacy of Bill Anders, with some crediting him for...
Fellow astronauts remember Apollo 7 pilot Walt Cunningham as friend and mentor
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJudging by the astronauts who came to remember Walt Cunningham, the Apollo 7 pilot's reach extended...