Breaking News
1. AI breakthrough in breast cancer detection: New study claims over 17% improvement in screening accuracy      2. Inflows into equity mutual funds jump 14.5% to Rs 41,156 crore in December: AMFI      3. ONGC expects additional revenue of up to $10.3 billion from BP’s intervention in Mumbai High field      4. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas LIVE: India will fulfill world’s demand for skilled talent, says PM Modi      5. India-Taliban talks: Region in flux and 5 reasons behind Delhi’s decision to engage Kabul      6. California wildfire: Burning Los Angeles looks ‘apocalyptic’ in scary visuals      7. Tirupati stampede: Andhra Pradesh government announces ex-gratia of ₹25 lakh to next of kin of deceased      8. Massive fire at Varanasi railway station parking, over 200 vehicles gutted      9. First Sambhal, Then Ajmer: Ex-CJI Chandrachud Under Fire For ‘Opening Floodgates’ Of Survey Pleas      10. Chennai Airport Shut, Trains Hit As Cyclone Fengal Intensifies      11. 2nd Hindu Priest Arrested In Bangladesh Amid Protests: ISKCON Member      12. Man climbs mobile tower in Kota, threatens suicide over his tractor seizure      13. Body of 2-year-old, his grandmother recovered from river in Manipur      14. Bodies of six abducted in Jiribam found; Kerala CM and UDF leaders argue over BJP defection      15. Several flights, trains disrupted as Delhi covered in smog, visibility down      16. Delhi air quality: AQI at this Delhi station above 1500      17. Pawan Kalyan condemns deaths of 2 Hindu girls in Pakistan who faced ‘atrocities’      18. India not to travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy, wants its matches in Dubai      19. India not to travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy, wants its matches in Dubai      20. Samosas, cakes meant for Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu served to his security staff instead; CID probe on     

Astronaut that featured in ‘Earthrise’ photo dies in a plane crash at the age of 90.

  • Posted on June 8, 2024
  • News
  • By Arijit Dutta
  • 152 Views

Astronaut Bill Anders, who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo during Apollo 8's Moon mission in 1968, died at 90 after his plane crashed near Seattle. The image inspired the environmental movement and exemplified space exploration's perspective on Earth.

1717823538-kaYrqyFndU.png

Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who captured one of the most famous images in space history, passed away at the age of 90 after a small plane he was flying disappeared in Washington state in Puget Sound. 

Anders’ son Greg said that his father is dead, ‘The family is distraught, he was a good pilot 

Anders made history as the Lunar Module Pilot for the Apollo 8 mission in 1968 and took the now famous photo of the ‘Earthrise’ where the Earth rises over the Lunar horizon. This picture is believed to have contributed to the beginning of the environmentalist movement.

And this, when Anders spoke about the photograph, “We trtraveledens of millions of miles to explore the Moon, and the most that can be said is that we have found the Earth. ”

The crash occurred around 11:7:40 a.m. local time on Friday when Anders flying Beechcraft A crashed at approximately 80 feet from Jones Island. Witness Philip Person testified having seen the plane try to do a loop and then become fully upside down before it exploded upon impact with water.

After his last space mission in 1969, Anders worked in the aerospace business and acted as an American ambassador to Norway. However, he is also remembered for being one of the first individuals to orbit the Moon on Apollo 8.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson paid tribute, saying "In 1968, Bill Anders offered humanity a gift. . . He traveled to the Moon and helped all of us see something else: Our actions and decisions impact ourselves. ”

Also Read: Disruptive technology of NASA in deep space, the laser transmission breakthrough

The photo “Earthrise” captured the essence of how humanity saw the Earth and inspired further activism for environmental issues. Though Anders is gone, his contributions to advancing humanity’s interest in space will never be forgotten.

Author
No Image
Author
Arijit Dutta

You May Also Like