![]() ![]() In 1963 he was selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the third group of astronauts. Air Force and obtained a master’s degree in nuclear engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, in 1962. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1955. On one of Apollo 8’s orbits of the Moon, Anders took the famous “Earthrise” photograph.Īnders graduated from the U.S. The astronauts, including Anders, Frank Borman, and James Lovell, remained in an orbit about 70 miles (112 km) above the surface of the Moon for about 20 hours, transmitting television pictures back to Earth and verifying that lunar landmarks could be used for navigation to lunar landing sites. astronaut who participated in the Apollo 8 flight (December 21–27, 1968), during which the first crewed voyage around the Moon was made. Anders, in full William Alison Anders, (born October 17, 1933, Hong Kong), U.S. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians. ![]()
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