Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders’ plane crashes northwest of Seattle

Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders' plane crashes northwest of Seattle. Search and rescue underway

William Alison "Bill" Anders (17 October 1933–1 June 2024) was an American former United States Air Force (USAF) major general, former 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, Anders circled the Moon ten times, and broadcast live images and commentary back to Earth. During one of the mission's lunar orbits, he took the iconic Earthrise photograph.