NASA Experience
In 1963, Anders was selected by NASA in the third group of astronauts. He became involved in the NASA work in the areas of dosimetry, radiation effects, and environmental controls. He was the backup pilot for the Gemini 11 mission; the lunar module pilot for the Apollo 8 mission, the first manned lunar orbit mission, in December 1968. Anders took a celebrated photograph of Earthrise. He served as backup command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission, before accepting an assignment with the National Aeronautics and Space Council, while still remaining an astronaut.
He has logged more than 6,000 hours of flight time.
His famous quote "We came all this way to explore the Moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth" and the first pictures taken of the earth from the Moon, inspired environmentalists everywhere.
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