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A sad news has come from space. Retired Major General William Anders, a former Apollo 8 astronaut, has died in an accident. The plane he was on crashed into the water. He was 90 years old and his son, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Granger Anders, informed about his father's death.
he took a color photo
Let us tell you here that retired Major General William took the first Earthrise photograph of the blue color of the planets from space in the year 1986. William Anders called this picture his most important contribution to the space program. This picture is the first color image of the Earth seen in space. He is credited for this photo. It showed how fragile and isolated the Earth looks from space.
There was only one pilot in the plane
There was only one pilot in the plane of former astronaut William Anders. At around 11.40 am, it was reported that an old model plane had crashed and sunk in the water at the northern end of Jones Island.
He shared his experience of Apollo-8 mission
Former astronaut William Anders told NASA in 1997 that he did not think the Apollo 8 mission was easy. But I will complete my mission keeping the country and patriotism in mind. Before the mission began, he had estimated that there was a one in three percent chance that we would not be completely successful. But everything went well. He further said that at that time we realized how fragile the earth looked.