Apollo 8 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/apollo-8 Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Fri, 08 May 2026 15:51:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png Apollo 8 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/apollo-8 32 32 In Memoriam: Apollo 8 Astronaut Bill Anders https://riahof.org/news/in-memoriam/in-memoriam-bill-anders Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:11:10 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=2112 On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame lost one of its strongest supporters and one of its loudest cheerleaders when Bob Galkin died at age 95.

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]]> MG Bill Anders, USAF (Ret) https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-air-force/mg-bill-anders-usaf-ret Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:52:07 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1309 Retired Air Force Major General, Apollo 8 Astronaut and former Textron executive Bill Anders is one of the first three humans to view the dark side of the moon. Anders described his experiences and his famous photograph, “Earthrise,” which he took on Christmas Eve, 1968. Along with the first pictures taken of the earth from […]

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