The Explorers' Club, № MXLVII

The Space Race—Astronaut Group 3 (the "Fourteen"), Part IX
William Alison Anders (17 October 1933-7 June 2024), Major General, U.S. Air Force Reserve—He flew Apollo 8 (1968) & took the iconic Earthrise photograph; he later served on the Atomic Energy Commission & as the first chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; he was Ambassador to Norway (1976-1977); he died three months ago, piloting his T-34 Mentor, crashing into Puget Sound.

Commentary: I deeply regret not commemorating General Anders's death this past summer. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa!

Bonus! Space Race Song o' the Day: The "Fourteen"—Bill Anders
James Darren, "Come Fly with Me" from This One's from the Heart (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

The Wayback Machine Tour of Bill Anders
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXXIV: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 8, Part I
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXXV: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 8, Part II
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXXVI: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 8, Part III

Requiescat in pace.