Bill Anders
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1933–2024)
Also known as William Anders · Bill A. Anders
- Born
- October 17, 1933
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Sources- 1.Stated in Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)Retrieved 2015-09-27
- 2.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Proleksis Encyclopedia
- 6.Stated in Munzinger PersonenRetrieved 2017-10-09
- October 17, 1933
- Died
- June 7, 2024
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Sources- 1.“Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, dies in plane crash”smh.com.au/world/north-america/apollo-8-astronaut-william-anders-who-took-iconic-earthrise-photo-dies-in-plane-crash-20240608-p5jk96.htmlRetrieved 2024-06-08
- 2.“Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash”apnews.com/article/plane-crash-san-juan-islands-washington-6d3800130ef4e67d761f96b328f7c263Retrieved 2024-06-08
- June 7, 2024
- Birthplace
- British Hong Kong
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Sources- 1.“Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took 'Earthrise' photo, dead in plane crash”reuters.com/world/us/apollo-8-astronaut-anders-who-took-earthrise-photo-reported-dead-plane-crash-2024-06-08/Retrieved 2024-06-08
- British Hong Kong
- Place of death
- San Juan County
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Sources- 1.“Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash”apnews.com/article/plane-crash-san-juan-islands-washington-6d3800130ef4e67d761f96b328f7c263Retrieved 2024-06-08
- 2.“Astronaut behind iconic ‘Earthrise’ photo killed in WA plane crash”seattletimes.com/seattle-news/plane-crashes-between-orcas-island-and-johns-island/Retrieved 2024-06-08
- San Juan County
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- air force officer
- , engineer
- , astronaut
- +3 more
- Positions held
- United States Ambassador to Norway(1976–1977)
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Sources- 1.“Former Ambassadors”no.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/former-ambassadors/Retrieved 2021-06-24
- United States Ambassador to Norway(1976–1977)
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- Given name
- William
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Sources- 1.“Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took 'Earthrise' photo, dead in plane crash”reuters.com/world/us/apollo-8-astronaut-anders-who-took-earthrise-photo-reported-dead-plane-crash-2024-06-08/Retrieved 2024-06-08
- Alison
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Sources- 1.“Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took 'Earthrise' photo, dead in plane crash”reuters.com/world/us/apollo-8-astronaut-anders-who-took-earthrise-photo-reported-dead-plane-crash-2024-06-08/Retrieved 2024-06-08
- William
- Family name
- Anders
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Sources- 1.“Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took 'Earthrise' photo, dead in plane crash”reuters.com/world/us/apollo-8-astronaut-anders-who-took-earthrise-photo-reported-dead-plane-crash-2024-06-08/Retrieved 2024-06-08
- Anders
- Awards
- Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
- Harmon Trophy
- National Aviation Hall of Fame(2004)
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal(1969)
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Sources- 1.“Agency Awards Historical Recipient List”searchpub.nssc.nasa.gov/servlet/sm.web.Fetch/Agency_Awards_Historical_Recipient_List.pdf?rhid=1000&did=2120817&type=releasedRetrieved 2024-06-08
- United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
- Hubbard Medal(1969)
- Air Force Commendation Medal
- International Space Hall of Fame(1983)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Newspapers.com“Space Hall Inducts 14 Apollo Program Astronauts”newspapers.com/clip/29964158/el_paso_times/
- Time in space
- 8,820 min
- Floruit
- 1969
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 70 years pma
- Cause of death
- airplane crash class of object(s) of occurrence: Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
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Sources- 1.“Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash”apnews.com/article/plane-crash-san-juan-islands-washington-6d3800130ef4e67d761f96b328f7c263Retrieved 2024-06-08
- airplane crash class of object(s) of occurrence: Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
- Manner of death
- accidental death
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Sources- 1.“Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash”apnews.com/article/plane-crash-san-juan-islands-washington-6d3800130ef4e67d761f96b328f7c263Retrieved 2024-06-08
- accidental death
- Name in native language
- William Anders
- Birth name
- William Alison Anders
On other databases
49 identifiers linking Bill Anders across the web's reference databases
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