Former Apollo 8 astronaut William "Bill" Anders has died after the plane he was flying crashed in the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state Friday. He was 90. In a statement to CNN ...

The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating the crash. Anders was part of the Apollo 8 mission, ...

“Earthrise” begins with a quotation from William Anders, who, as a member of the first crew to circle the moon, took the ...

November 11-15, 1966 - Serves as the commander of Gemini 12, with pilot Buzz Aldrin. December 21-27, 1968 - Along with crewmen Borman and William Anders, Lovell serves as command module pilot of ...

Scientists had an interest in this area of the moon as a possible landing zone for a future human landing, and indeed Apollo 11 landed 44 miles southeast of the Ranger 8 impact site in July 1969.