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American astronaut William Anders, who was a member of the Apollo 8 crew, died in a plane crash on Friday, his son, Greg Anders, told the Associated Press news agency.
The 90-year-old was piloting a small plane alone when it plummeted into the waters of the San Juan Islands in Washington state.
Anders was a former NASA Astronaut and retired Major General in the US Air ForceImage: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP/picture allianceHe is known for taking the iconic "Earthrise" photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968.
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