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Apollo 8 astronaut dies in small plane crash at age 90
Anders had been piloting a small plane which crashed off the coast of Washington state on Friday morning, his son told US media. Anders was alone in the plane.
After his time as an astronaut, Maj. Gen. William Anders, pictured here in 2009, later held various technology-related government positions. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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WASHINGTON - William Anders, the former US astronaut who took the historic "Earthrise" photo from space over 55 years ago, died in a plane crash on