Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who conquered ‘Earthrise’, died in a plane crash

Bill Anders, who as an Apollo 8 astronaut was one of the first people to fly to the moon in 1968, was killed on Friday (June 7) when the vintage plane he was piloting crashed off the coast of the San Juan Islands in northwest Washington. Stands.

Anders, 90, was confirmed by his son as the pilot of the downed Beechcraft T-34 Mentor single-engine aircraft in a statement to the media.

"The family is devastated," Greg Anders said. "He was a great pilot. He will be missed."

"He traveled to the moon's doorstep and helped us all see something else: ...