FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (AP) — Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has been killed in a plane crash in Washington state. - ThreadSky

phillewis.bsky.social • 266 days ago

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (AP) — Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has been killed in a plane crash in Washington state.

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davet711.bsky.social•266 days ago

Confirmed. Damn. Not suffering tho.

fldoyle.bsky.social•266 days ago

What a tragedy. He was 90, my thoughts go out to his family and friends. May his memory be a blessing. The photo is almost spiritual, it's beautiful.

chrismcneil.bsky.social•266 days ago

goddammit, who let a 90 year-old man fly an airplane?

delanae.bsky.social•266 days ago

i mean i hear you chris, but

i dunno, i guess just that there's a lot worse ways to go out, let alone at that age, then smashing yourself into the ocean

fioko.tv•266 days ago

That's a good way to look at it

You know what, good for him

deadmanwalks53.bsky.social•266 days ago

😢

pastbriton.bsky.social•266 days ago

Oh no!

proudrebelscum.bsky.social•266 days ago

tragic for us, but he died flying at 90 - that’s a pretty great ending to a life well lived!

aladenrex.eldritch.buzz•266 days ago

tww.bsky.social•266 days ago

😱😞

madlyran.bsky.social•266 days ago

Wow awesome!

zeroisanumber.bsky.social•266 days ago

God. Fucking. Damn it!

sorocchungus.bsky.social•266 days ago

Boeing?

quirkyhndl.bsky.social•266 days ago

No, He was piloting alone; https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7229108
Small aviation tends not to have great maintenance accountability (as I know from experience), so it’s almost as dangerous as Boeing.