Gemini and Mercury Remastered

From the bestselling author of Apollo Remastered, a collection of hundreds of newly-restored images and untold stories from the NASA archives that provide a never-before-seen perspective on the critical missions that paved the way for the Moon landing and today's NASA, Boeing, and Space X endeavors.  

Astronauts working on the earliest space missions, from Project Mercury to the Gemini missions of the mid-1960s, answered fundamental questions about the possibilities of long-duration space travel, paving the way for the Apollo missions and, ultimately, the Moon landings. They also took the first, and still some of the finest, photographs of Earth ever captured on film. Now, Andy Saunders has restored images from these first missions to show them in unprecedented detail and tell their full story, filled with dramatic life or death moments, mischievous pranks and astonishing triumphs.

This stunning visual odyssey brings to life the pivotal, intimate moments of early space travel, unveiling the raw beauty and profound challenges faced by the pioneering astronauts pushing the boundaries of human achievement. Gemini and Mercury Remastered is a striking tribute to the visionaries who dared to dream beyond our world, and a testament to the enduring power of exploration.

Andy Saunders is one of the world's foremost experts of NASA digital restoration and author of the Sunday Times bestselling Apollo Remastered. His work has been exhibited internationally, and he collaborated with Tom Hanks to produce The Moonwalkers, an immersive show telling the story of the Apollo missions. His photographs have also appeared in BBC News, Daily Telegraph, Smithsonian Magazine, the New York Times, as well as in NASA's own archives. In 2019, he created the only clear, recognizable image of Neil Armstrong on the Moon, and in 2023, he received the Royal Photographic Society Award for Scientific Imaging. He lives in Manchester, England. 

PREFACE
TO RISE FROM EARTH
MERCURY REDSTONE 3 & 4 – FIRSTS IN SPACE
MERCURY-ATLAS 6 TO 9 – FIRSTS IN ORBIT
GEMINI 3 – THE FIRST REAL “SPACESHIP"
GEMINI IV – A WALK IN THE HEAVENS
GEMINI V – GOING THE DISTANCE
GEMINI VI-A & VII – FIRST SPACE RENDEZVOUS
GEMINI VIII – FIRST DOCKING AND AN EMERGENCY IN SPACE
GEMINI IX-A – A WALK IN HELL
GEMINI X – MULTIPLE RENDEZVOUS AND COLLINS’ GIANT LEAP
GEMINI XI – A RECORD HIGH
GEMINI XII – MASTERING EVA
BEFORE THIS DECADE IS OUT
THE BIRTH OF SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION
ABOUT THE SCANS, IMAGE PROCESSING, AND RESTORATION 307 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS
PHOTO CREDITS
REFERENCES