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“You could see the flames and the outer skin of the spacecraft glowing; and burning, baseball size chunks flying off behind us. It was an eerie feeling, like being a gnat inside a blowtorch flame.”

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William Anders
William Anders

William Anders, born on October 17, 1933, is an accomplished American Air Force officer and astronaut. He served as a key figure in NASA and participated in the Apollo program, making significant contributions to human space exploration. more

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