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Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took the iconic Earthrise photo, has been killed in a plane crash in Washington state.

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Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968. Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took the iconic Earthrise photo, has been killed in a plane crash in Washington state. (NASA)

Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took the iconic Earthrise photo, has been killed in a plane crash in Washington state.

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