William A. Anders, an astronaut who flew on the first orbit around the moon with Apollo 8 and took the famous 'Earthrise' photo, has died at the age of 90. Born in 1933 in Hong Kong, where his father served in the US Navy, Anders's 'Earthrise' photograph became iconic, appearing on American stamps and in numerous publications. The image, taken by NASA, significantly contributed to the modern environmental movement, inspiring countless people around the world.
Bill Anders’s “Earthrise” photograph made people think, even if it didn’t make them think enough. We look back at the life of the Apollo 8 astronaut https://t.co/xdZAs9s2IR Photograph: NASA https://t.co/Nd3XYKO11F
Earthrise from lunar orbit🌏 https://t.co/muVvSjrLad
Bill Anders’s “Earthrise” photograph made people think, even if it didn’t make them think enough. We look back at the life of the Apollo 8 astronaut https://t.co/8jPuvLWhXi 👇
“Earthrise” appeared on American stamps; the picture ran in magazines and newspapers and was pinned on countless walls. And it helped the modern environmental movement take off. Our obituary of the astronaut who took the photo: https://t.co/WLk6fjJAhd 👇
William A. Anders, who flew on the first orbit around the moon and took the famous “Earthrise” photo, dies at 90. https://t.co/boHaCkS687
William Alison Anders was born in 1933 in Hong Kong, where his father, Arthur, was serving in the US Navy. His memorable ‘Earthrise’ photo inspired the modern-day environment movement ⬇️ https://t.co/PF2TFd9ucq
Bill Anders took this photo from the far side of the moon and changed our world. On Christmas Day 1968, the day after this image was taken, poet Archibald MacLeish wrote: “To see the Earth as it truly is, small and blue and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is… https://t.co/CWaFW8SLmX
A #SustainWhat reflection on the astonishing contribution to the human journey made by Bill Anders and @NASA's Apollo 8 mission - and on the disconnect between Earthrise inspiration and where humanity is so far on its one-planet-living learning journey. https://t.co/lt8GnX25tG… https://t.co/jP302fgK0l
Astronaut who took historic Earth picture from space dies aged 90 https://t.co/3Et2hGIORj
RIP Bill Anders - Jim Lovell once said to me that Apollo 8 was the highlight of his career because it was the first navigation of the ocean between Earth and Moon. I still find the Christmas Eve 1968 broadcast tremendously moving https://t.co/vevkR2DN8v
“It’s really too bad, you know, we’re shooting missiles and rockets and whatnot at each other on this tiny little place we call home. It’s the only home in the universe for us humans. It’s too bad we don’t treat it a little better.” — Bill Anders https://t.co/5FGobziShO
The photo was the first color image of Earth from space, and is one of the most important pictures in modern history. https://t.co/qX631h2QHA
Thank you Bill Anders. #Earthrise https://t.co/r7b1ynhXEd
RIP Bill Anders https://t.co/f6xnQ1ZAdS
Our Apollo-era Astronauts are leaving us quickly now, and sad to hear of the passing of Bill Anders. So few remain with us. https://t.co/PDqm899eBj
Anders' photograph encapsulates what many of us feel; that by exploring the universe we gain the skills, knowledge, and maturity as a species to be better stewards of this garden world. "We set out to explore the moon and instead discovered the Earth." - William Anders https://t.co/EYdemCs9ui
#RIPWilliamAnders His "photograph, the first color image of Earth from space, is one of the most imp't photos in modern history for the way it changed how humans viewed the planet. The photo is credited with sparking the global environmental movement..." https://t.co/d7OKJFicBa https://t.co/m3nyn5SwTF