Journalism of Courage
William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut, died on Friday in a plane crash in Washington. (AP Photo)
He took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968. (AP Photo)
Anders has said that the photo was his most significant contribution to the space program along with making sure the Apollo 8 command module and service module worked. (AP Photo)
The "Earthrise" photo, which was the first colour image from space, is one of the most important photos in modern history as it changed the way how human viewed planet. (AP Photo)
The Apollo 8 mission of December 1968 was the first human spaceflight to leave low-Earth orbit and travel to the moon and back. (AP Photo)
Apollo 8 mission was the only time Anders flew to space, but he served as backup crew for Apollo 11 and Gemini XI. (AP Photo)
