William Anders
William Alison Anders (born October 17, 1933) is a former United States Air Force officer, NASA astronaut, businessman, and engineer. He is was a member of the Apollo 8 space mission. Anders, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell were some of the astronauts the to leave the orbit of the Earth and go to the Moon.
William Alison Anders | |
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Born | |
Status | Retired |
Nationality | United States |
Occupation | Engineer |
Space career | |
NASA Astronaut | |
Rank | Major General, USAF |
Time in space | 6d 03h 00m |
Selection | 1963 NASA Group |
Missions | Apollo 8 |
Mission insignia |
The crew took the first pictures taken of the earth from the Moon.[1][2]
The Anders crater on the Moon is named in his honor.
He has a wife named Valerie E. Hoard. He has six children, Alan, Glen, Gregory, Eric, Gayle and Daina.[3]
He was a fighter pilot and an air defence commander. He received a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering. He graduated from Naval Academy. In 1964, NASA selected him as an astronaut with important responsibilities.[3]
Anders was the U.S. Ambassador of Norway from 1976 until 1977.
William Anders Media
Anders (right) with fellow Apollo 8 crewmates Jim Lovell (center) and Frank Borman (left)
Earthrise, taken by Anders on 24 December 1968
Anders taxiing a North American P-51 Mustang at Bergen Air Show in 2005
Anders with Icelandic geologist Sigurður Þórarinsson and Dr. Ted Foss during geology training in Iceland in 1967
References
- ↑ "Remarks by the President at the National Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting (2009)". Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ↑ International Space Hall of Fame Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine - New Mexico Museum of Space History
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Astronaut Bio: William Anders". jsc.nasa.gov. 2001-05-23. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2023-04-22.