The 90-year-old former astronaut who took one of the most famous pictures of all time in a daring mission to orbit the moon has died. The plane he was piloting crashed into waters.
The astronaut who captured the famous first colour photo of the Earth from space has died in a plane crash in the US. William Anders, 90, was the only person aboard the small aircraft he was piloting when it plummeted off the coast of Jones Island, near Washington state, on Friday. His son, Greg Anders, confirmed the death, adding the family is 'devastated'. 'He was a great pilot and we will miss him terribly,' he added.
'We'd been going backwards and upside down, didn't really see the Earth or the Sun, and when we rolled around and came around and saw the first Earthrise,' he added. 'That certainly was, by far, the most impressive thing. 'To see this very delicate, colourful orb, which to me looked like a Christmas tree ornament coming up over this very stark, ugly lunar landscape really contrasted.
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