Bill Andrew, on June 7, passed away in the plane crash. He was one of the astronauts on Apollo 8 and was the person to take the iconic photo in 1968 named "Earthrise,” which depicts the earth rising over the moon's horizon.
When Andrew was flying by himself over the waters near the San Juan Islands in Washington State, his plane crashed. He was born on 17 October 1933; he was a part of the United States Air Force (USAF), where he served 26 years of his life, dedicating it to his country. He was one of the three astronauts on Apollo 8 in December 1968, as he orbited around the moon 10 times to broadcast live images of the moon on earth.
On July 20, 1969, Anders was the backup pilot for the Apollo 11 mission, which is credited with making history by landing on the moon for the first time. He studied nuclear engineering in the U.S. Air Force before becoming an astronaut. After retiring from the space program in 1969, Anders spent several decades working in the aerospace industry. Additionally, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to Norway for a year in the 1970s.
He was flying a Beechcraft A A-45, also known as a T-34 when he crashed. His body was found, and the FAA is looking into the entire crash incident. It was NASA administrator Bill Nelson who broke the terrible news of Anders' death on Friday.
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