William "Bill" Anders, born October 17, 1933 in Hong Kong, went into space aboard Apollo 8 in December 1968. It was the first manned spacecraft to orbit Earth's moon and return back to Earth. Anders, with Frank Borman and James Lovell were the first men to see the moon up close. Anders served as the Lunar Module Pilot.
He is credited with taking the famous Earthrise photo of the Earth rising over the moon's horizon, December 24, 1968.
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