To the Moon: Bill Anders

This interview with Apollo 8 astronaut William "Bill" Anders was conducted for the 1999 PBS Nova documentary "To the Moon".
The unedited footage is available from:
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[@danshearer7627]

RIP, General. You died doing what you best loved to do, flying.

[@garypugh1153]

I have the earthrise picture on my bedroom wall framed for 50 years. The best picture ever taken . 😊 great interview with this astronaut. Im 71. I was glued to t.v. in 1968. 😊

[@jimmystrickland1034]

It must of been unreal at the actual time of Apollo. Now we can see the 16mm dac film in HD. It’s unbelievable it happened even by today’s technology. I was born in 1984 technology really boomed after Apollo.

[@rdubb77]

Earthrise is possibly the most important picture ever taken. RIP Bill!

[@BoogsMcNoogs]

Whst I wouldn't give to have an hour in a room with Anders and Borman just listening to them ragging on each other with Lovell there interjecting philosophy. They are why Apollo 8 is by far my favorite mission.

[@GetOuttaLineRecords]

100% couldn’t have said it better… legends…

[@SWalker71]

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[@christiankirkwood3402]

What a brilliant and very funny comment, you hit the nail on the head for sure old son. What a truly wonderful man is Bill Anders, he has a fantastic grasp, always, on relating his experiences and profound knowledge with true intellect, just absolutely compelling. He's just about my all time favourite astronaut, regardless of era conversely even moreso era wise and what Apollo was all about. Thinking of Bill, age does not weary. Warmest regards to you, this post and Bill, from us moonstruck stargazers here in paradise at Tuckombil via Alstonville and East Ballina 800km north of Sydney. MATE 😉 🫶🤙

[@BoogsMcNoogs]

​@@christiankirkwood3402 Many thanks for the kind words! It was sad to hear about Borman awhile back but he had a hell of a run. Warmest regards to you and yours from Columbia Station, Ohio, speaking of the moon we are just west of Cleveland and in perfect line of the eclipse totality early next year! All my kids and I will have to do is go outside and look up.

[@keithharris1672]

Apollo 8 and Glenn's Friendship 7 my 2 faves

[@pauljw7697]

Rest In Peace Bill. You died doing what you loved all your life, flying. Bill, you were part of the 3-man crew who were the first to leave the tight bonds of Earth. And boldly go where no man had ever gone before. And put the binds of earth behind you. That takes a very special man for that job. You're in God's hands now Bill. I'll continue to enjoy every video you were part of. Rest In Peace and Thank You for your contributions to space exploration.

[@Rurik8118]

Godspeed to you Astronaut Anders 🫡

[@erselley9017]

Apollo 8 was hands down my favorite crew. I chuckle every time I hear their re entry. Starts out like their on a Sunday drive and within 30 seconds all hell breaks loose and the only person talking is Jim and he's just screaming the G forces their experiencing. I'm assuming you go a tad faster when coming from the moon versus earth orbit.

[@jimmystrickland1034]

Maybe Jim caused Apollo 13 accident?.

[@hermeticxhaote4723]

​@jimmystrickland1034 what?!? Do your homework! No one on board Apollo 13 was the cause and everyone did amazing brilliant work bringing them home.

[@keithharris1672]

Jim Lovell is the greatest space navigator the world has known thus far.

[@keithharris1672]

Rest in peace Bill Anders I got up in that holiday atmosphere morning 1968 I was 12. To watch the Saturn V with men aboard liftoff.

[@Mozart1220]

How long are their film rolls? 3 minutes?

[@christianmaas8934]

Rest in peace Bill. You went out with your boots on

[@IFYOUWANTITGOGETIT]

❤

[@rosamarialopezfernandez4461]

Great man!

[@DaveLynchJazzGuitar]

BTW.....keep in mind that this mission was THE FIRST MANNED MISSION ON A SATURN V !!! Because of a tight schedule in trying to get man on the moon before the end of the decade, these guys agreed to essentially guinea pigs on the Saturn for this mission. Lovell himself said before the launch he thought his chances of surviving were 50% at best!!! These guys had " brass sets". Just imagine taking that elevator up and getting strapped in on top of that behemoth and you're the 1st people to actually leave Earth's orbit?? 😳 . As one Apollo astronaut said..." When those F1 engines ignite and she lifts off.....you know you're definitely going somewhere" !!! LOL 😂

[@toucheturtle3840]

The photo “Earthrise” was taken by Bill…but what makes me laugh the most was when he said during recovery the frogman stuck his head in the capsule & recoiled immediately…” I guess it had got a little ripe in there”…3 blokes cramped in a tight space…😂

[@GH-oi2jf]

These are great stories at the start about getting the spacecraft under control which refute the “spam in a can” sobriquet.

[@Guidotoons101]

Rest in Peace, Bill.

[@jaycounts4717]

I like Anders, he's the most no BS astronaut of the bunch, he says what he thinks with no apology.

[@villagegirl68]

I love this guy!!

[@kenchorney2724]

Interesting! I had not heard those details about the LLTV accident prior to viewing this interview.

[@geraldstiling3735]

What is often not mentioned is Bill👨🏻‍🚀 Anders, Frank Borman👩🏼‍🚀 and Jim Lovell,👨🏼‍🚀 were first the Astronauts to go to the 🌒 moon . Apollo 8

[@jimmystrickland1034]

With no backup lem life boat.

[@jamesdaniels9418]

Lovell was a rock solid astronaut. A superstar.

[@Ronilac]

Poor Bill, he has no the slightest clue about the Apollo 13 problem origin...

[@V1rowt8]

Blue skies and tailwinds, sir. Rest in eternal peace!

[@georgeschlaline6057]

Recently dead astronaut

[@allgood6760]

RIP 🙏🚀

[@fostercathead]

Did each canister of film run for a different length of time?

[@georgeschlaline6057]

Reading newspaper in Hell

[@wimverhage5613]

Maybe it’s me, but off all astronauts I don’t like this guy. He always feels better then his colleague’s, has some arrogance over him and he’s the only one that didn’t make mistakes. I have seen most interviews available on KZbin and when I saw this one it only confirmed what I already thought. Just look at the apollo8 reunion videos …the way he behaves and approaches eg Jim Lovell.

[@dukeford8893]

Some of the non-test pilots had that attitude, particularly Anders, Cunningham, and Schweickart.

[@MarkChesak]

The point is to learn something from these oral history's. They are not going to be flawless. Neither is your judgement.

[@MarkChesak]

@@dukeford8893 Buzz Aldrin had no attitude? Chuck Yeager must have been ego free!

[@adamgenard3188]

Tbh I catch a whiff of arrogance from almost all of the astronauts of that time if you hear them speak at length. Test pilots or not they were all cut from a very similar cloth. I think it's a very human personality trait that goes hand in hand with being amongst the world's most brilliant and skilled in a particular field. Jim Lovell is one the very select few who doesn't seem to have any sense of arrogance.

[@RRaquello]

Look at his post-astronaut career. He was probably the most successful of all the astronauts. He was a brilliant guy, and maybe that's what comes across. Buzz Aldrin & Edgar Mitchell, who were both genius level intellects, also come across that way, though they were both kooks while Anders was sane. On the other hand you have James McDivitt, who was probably the most brilliant of the astronauts, and he always seemed very down to earth.

[@johnmurphy5428]

Time better spent than watching corporate news programming (imo). Thx!

[@parkburrets4054]

I think KZbin has figured us out and keeps us busy watching these rather than stopping their destruction of civilization (ironically the moon landing representing the height of human civilization).