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space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state
He was 90.His son, retired Air Force Lt
contribution to the space program along with making sure the Apollo 8 command module and service module worked.The photograph, the first
color image of Earth from space, is one of the most important photos in modern history for the way it changed how humans viewed the planet
The photo is credited with sparking the global environmental movement for showing how delicate and isolated Earth appeared from space.NASA
Administrator and former Sen
Mark Kelly, who is also a retired NASA astronaut, wrote on X
that an older-model plane crashed into the water and sank near the north end of Jones Island, San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter said
the time, according to the Federal Aviation Association.The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating the crash.William
national, patriotic and exploration reasons for going ahead
He said he suspected Christopher Columbus sailed with worse odds.He recounted how Earth looked fragile and seemingly physically
To see this very delicate, colorful orb which to me looked like a Christmas tree ornament coming up over this very stark, ugly lunar
about whether everyone was rested and forced Anders and Command Module Pilot James A
the Apollo 8 mission was the only time he flew to space.Anders was born on October 17, 1933, in Hong Kong
At the time, his father was a Navy lieutenant aboard the USS Panay, which was a U.S
It is now based at a regional airport in Burlington, and features 15 aircrafts, several antique military vehicles, a library and many
Two of his sons helped him run it.The couple moved to Orcas Island, in the San Juan archipelago, in 1993, and kept a second home in their
They had six children and 13 grandchildren
Their current Washington home was in Anacortes.Anders graduated from the Naval Academy in 1955 and served as a fighter pilot in the Air
Force.He later served on the Atomic Energy Commission, as the U.S
chairman of the joint U.S.-U.S.S.R
technology exchange program for nuclear fission and fusion power, and as ambassador to Norway
He later worked for General Electric and General Dynamics, according to his NASA biography.Source: AP--Agencies
