Apollo 8 astronaut and photographer was familiar with our organization

At the age of 90, William Anders had a fatal accident in his own small plane over the west coast of the USA. Bill Anders, who was familiar with the humanitarian work of Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen/Wings of Help and had repeatedly met with representatives from the LOG/WoH presidium and board in recent years, became known not only as a crew member of the three-person Apollo 8 mission to the moon in 1968, but also as a photographer who took what is probably the most famous photo of our earth: “Earthrise” is the title NASA gave to the image that showed our blue planet as a blue glowing ball above the nearby lunar surface. The image of “Earthrise” was taken on Christmas Eve 1968. The Apollo 8 mission was actually supposed to take photos of the moon. Bill Anders: “We flew there to discover the moon. What we have really discovered is the Earth.” NASA commented: “Bill Anders has given humanity one of the most profound gifts an astronaut can give.” LOG/WoH was able to photograph Bill Anders in his single-engine plane near Seattle a few years ago. We would also like to remind all our supporters of his iconic image on any given occasion.