(Reuters) -Retired astronaut William Anders, who was one of the first three humans to orbit the moon, capturing the famed "Earthrise" photo during NASA's Apollo 8 mission in 1968, died on Friday in ...

American astronaut William Anders — who was a member of the Apollo 8 crew — was killed while piloting a plane that crashed off the Washington coast Friday, according to a report. He was 90. “The ...

SAN JUAN COUNTY, Wash. (KOMO) — Retired Maj. Gen. William “Bill” Anders was killed in a plane crash near the coast of Jones Island in San Juan County Friday morning. He was 90 years old. Anders’ son, ...

Artemis 2 NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman who commanded the first moon mission in half a century talks to Space.com about the ...

Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo who died last month while piloting a plane over the waters off Washington state, was doing a flyby ...

Apollo 8, launched in December 1968, was the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon, achieving several significant firsts, including orbiting another celestial body and transmitting live television ...

The former Apollo 8 astronaut died on Friday, June 7 J.B. Spector/Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago/Getty Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut, was killed on Friday, ...

On Christmas Eve 50 years ago, one-third of the world's population listened for the first time to a message from outer space. A reading from the Bible's book of Genesis was delivered by astronauts ...

Overall view of the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center, Building 30, on the third day of the Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission. Seen on the television monitor is a picture of ...

The Right Stuff gang has lost yet another member. Jim Lovell of the Apollo 8 and 13 missions just died at age 97. This writer recalls his past conversations with the great man. ByJim Clash, ...

Jim Lovell, the astronaut who commanded the famous Apollo 13 mission, has died, NASA announced Friday. He was 97. Apollo 13, a 1970 flight to the moon, became known as a "successful failure" after the ...