SMRTR TechSep 14, 2025Ars Technica

60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details

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NASA's early space photos have been revitalized through meticulous restoration work by Andy Saunders, revealing stunning details from Mercury and Gemini missions in his new book. The enhanced images showcase the extreme risks taken by America's first astronauts, from John Glenn's potential heat shield failure to Gene Cernan's harrowing "spacewalk from hell," providing a powerful visual record of humanity's first ventures beyond Earth.

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