Flight record
first and only flightFirst and only flight year 1968.
1Flight
6d 3hTime in space
Not recordedEVA time
0Spacewalks
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
William Alison "Bill" Anders was a United States Air Force Major general, electrical engineer, nuclear engineer, NASA astronaut, and businessman. He was one of the first three persons to leave low Earth orbit and travel to the Moon in Apollo 8 along with fellow astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell as well as for photographing the iconic image, Earthrise. Apart from his professional and military careers, Anders was the U.S. Ambassador to Norway from 1976 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Background
- Born in
- British Hong Kong
- Education
- United States Naval Academy; Harvard Business School
- Awards
- National Aviation Hall of Fame; International Space Hall of Fame; Hubbard Medal; NASA Distinguished Service Medal; Air Force Commendation Medal; and 6 more
From Wikidata.
Flights
- Saturn V | Apollo 8December 21, 1968
Born 1933-10-17 · died 2024-06-07, aged 90