Goodbye to William Anders. The former Apollo 8 astronaut who in 1968 took the iconic "Earthrise" photo - the earth rising like a blue marble from the Moon - died in the crash of the plane he was piloting in Washington State. He was 90 years old.
The news was confirmed by his son Greg.
The plane fell into the water and sank near the north end of Jones Island, according to authorities, who added that only the pilot was on board the Beech A45, as clarified by the Federal Aviation Association.
(Unioneonline/ss)
