A Remembrance: Astronaut William Anders Photographer of Earthrise

Environmental & Science Education, STEM, Solar System, Earth & Space Science, History of Science, Nature of Science

 

Ed Hessler

An iconic image that gave a boost to the nascent environmental movement is the center of this NASA Remembers biography (3m 28s) of the late William Anders, the astronaut who took it. 

What an image, what a career and what a life-changing event for Anders (see Earthrise, Wiki).

The mission "round the moon and back" was the last of the Apollo missions, number 8, crewed by William Anders, Frank Borman, and James Lovell. The facts about this mission may be found in this NASA summary.