US Astronaut William Anders, who during Apollo 8 in 1968 took one of the most iconic photos of the 20th Century from the Moon, has passed. This image of our planet Earth:
From the spacecraft, Anders captured an iconic image of Earth showing the moon’s surface in the foreground during the Apollo 8 flight on Christmas Eve 1968, titled “Earthrise.”
“We came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth,” Anders famously said.
The photo, described as “legendary” by NASA in a tribute video for Anders on Friday, was taken as the crew snapped images of the lunar surface for geologic analysis, Anders said in a previous interview with NASA.
“Suddenly I looked out the window, and here was this gorgeous orb coming up,” Anders described of Earth.
“For me, it made me realize that the earth was small, delicate and not the center of the universe,” Anders said.
Anders, Lovell and Borman were recognized by Time Magazine as “Men of the Year” in 1968.
From the spacecraft, Anders captured an iconic image of Earth showing the moon’s surface in the foreground during the Apollo 8 flight on Christmas Eve 1968, titled “Earthrise.”
“We came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth,” Anders famously said.
The photo, described as “legendary” by NASA in a tribute video for Anders on Friday, was taken as the crew snapped images of the lunar surface for geologic analysis, Anders said in a previous interview with NASA.
“Suddenly I looked out the window, and here was this gorgeous orb coming up,” Anders described of Earth.
“For me, it made me realize that the earth was small, delicate and not the center of the universe,” Anders said.
Anders, Lovell and Borman were recognized by Time Magazine as “Men of the Year” in 1968.
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