“Then we suddenly saw this object called Earth. It was the only colour in the universe.”
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Bill Anders
William Alison Anders was a United States Air Force major general, electrical engineer, nuclear engineer, NASA astronaut, and businessman. In December 1968, he was a member of the crew of Apollo 8, the first three people to leave low Earth orbit and travel to the Moon. Along with fellow astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, he circled the Moon ten times, and broadcast live images and commentary…
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business · American astronaut and lunar explorer (1933–2024) · air force officer · engineer · astronaut · diplomat · aircraft pilot · entrepreneur · also Bill Anders, William Anders, Bill A. Anders, Anders
Born 17 October 1933 · Died 7 June 2024 · Q19242
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2026· 4 entries
“People realised that we lived on this fragile planet and that we needed to take care of it.”
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Public attention spiked: 4,939 Wikipedia readers in one day, 19× the usual 260, with 4 article edits. Editors noted: In popular culture name and link fix
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Public attention spiked: 5,183 Wikipedia readers in one day, 19.9× the usual 260, with 6 article edits. Editors noted: Early life At the time it was British Hong Kong
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2024· 6 entries
Forbes: Bill Anders, For The Second Time, Breaks The Surly Bonds Of Earth
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Yahoo: Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who captured 'Earthrise,' killed in plane crash
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GeekWire: Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who took ‘Earthrise’ picture, dies in plane crash at 90
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Yahoo: Bill Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut who took iconic 'Earthrise' photo, dies in plane crash
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Deadline.com: Bill Anders Dies: NASA Apollo 8 Astronaut Took Famous ‘Earthrise’ Shot While Orbiting Moon
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Died 2024-06-07.
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded National Aviation Hall of Fame (2004).
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1996· 1 entry
Founded the Heritage Flight Museum in Bellingham, Washington; it moved to Skagit Regional Airport in Burlington, Washington
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1990· 1 entry
Became vice chairman of General Dynamics, and in 1991 its chairman and CEO
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1984· 1 entry
Anders left GE to join Textron as its executive vice president for aerospace
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1983· 2 entries
Awarded International Space Hall of Fame (1983).
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The International Air & Space Hall of Fame in 1990, the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997, and the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2004
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1976· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States Ambassador to Norway (1976–1977).
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1969· 2 entries
Won Hubbard Medal (1969).
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Won NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1969).
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1962· 1 entry
Earned a Master of Science degree in nuclear engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) of Air University, and was sent to the Air Force Weapons Laboratory to manage the technical aspects of the servi
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1956· 1 entry
Became a fighter pilot with the 84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, an all-weather interceptor squadron of the Air Defense Command based at Hamilton Air Force Base in California, flying Northrop F-89 Scorpions equipped
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1955· 1 entry
With a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force (USAF)
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1933· 1 entry
Born 1933-10-17.
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