Apollo 8 astronaut, William Anders, who took famous picture of Earth, killed in small plane crash
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Retired astronaut William Anders, who was a member of the Apollo 8 crew, has been identified as the pilot inside the plane that crashed in the waters off the San Juan Islands on Friday afternoon.
"The family is devastated," Greg Anders told the AP. "He was a great pilot, and we will miss him terribly."
During a telecast on Christmas Eve 1968, the Apollo 8 crew read verses from the first chapter of Genesis and wished viewers, "Good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas and God bless all of you – all of you on the good Earth."
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