William Anders Net Worth

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William Anders was born on October 17, 1933 in Hong Kong, China. He is best known for being an Apollo 8 pilot, and one of the first people to travel from Earth to the Moon. He was part of the three-man crew that made the historic journey in December 1968, and his iconic photograph of the Earth rising above the Moon's horizon has become an iconic image of the space age.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day	October 17, 1933
Birth Place	Hong Kong, China
Age	90 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign	Libra

💰 Net worth: $150 million (2024)

About

Apollo 8 pilot who was among the first people to travel from Earth to the Moon.

Before Fame

He was selected to join the Apollo 8 crew after one of the original astronauts had to drop out due to sickness.

Trivia

On Christmas Eve, 1968, he read a passage to his crew from the Book of Genesis while orbiting around the Moon.

Family Life

He married Valerie Hoard in 1955, and together they had four sons and two daughters.

Associated With

He and Edgar D. Mitchell were two of 24 people to reach the moon in the 50 years since the first landing.

Some William Anders images

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