| First name and last name | William Anders |
| Date of birth | 17.10.1933 |
| Date of death | 07.06.2024 |
| Nationality | USA |
| Space Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Status | Dead |
| Type of astronaut | Government agency |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Anders |
Mission:
Apollo 8
Additional information William Anders
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.
