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The former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo in 1968, showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space, has died in a plane crash. Retired Major General William Anders was killed on Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. "The family is devastated," his son Greg Anders said, confirming his father's body had been recovered. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today "He was a great pilot, and we will miss him terribly." A report came in…
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