William Anders

Lunar-module pilot, Apollo 8

Age: 75

Life as an astronaut: Flew just once, but it was big: Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the moon; arrived Christmas Eve 1968

Life as a civilian: Worked for multiple companies and eventually became chairman of the defense contractor General Dynamics

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