William A. Anders, 90, Dies; Flew on First Manned Orbit of the Moon
Richard Goldstein UNITED STATES: Maj. William A. Anders, who flew on the first manned space mission to orbit the moon, the Apollo 8 “Genesis flight” of Christmas Eve 1968, and took the color photograph “Earthrise,” which is credited with inspiring the modern environmental movement, died last week when a small plane he was piloting alone …