LoginBill Anders
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Birth Name: William Alison Anders
Age: 90, born 17 October 1933
Country of origin: 
Hong Kong
Currently Residing In: 
United States
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Valerie Hoard
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Bill Anders is a retired United States Air Force Major general, former electrical engineer, nuclear engineer, NASA astronaut, and businessman. In December 1968, as a crew member of Apollo 8, he was one of the first three people to leave low Earth orbit and travel to the Moon. Along with fellow astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, Anders circled the Moon ten times, and broadcast live images and commentary back to Earth. During one of the mission's lunar orbits he photographed the iconic image, Earthrise. Apart from his professional and military careers, Anders was the U.S. Ambassador to Norway from 1976 to 1977 under President
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