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Gemini and Mercury Remastered
- Author
- Andy Saunders
- Narrator
- John Sackville
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 2 September 2025
- Run Time
- 8 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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.
Critics Review
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"Wickedly exciting."—Tom Hanks
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“These remastered photos, in such detail and clarity, bring back clear memories of my journeys into space. Andy Saunders not only brings to the surface the value of the Mercury and Gemini programs, but more importantly, he allows people around the world to experience the same incredible awe of our beautiful Earth as the astronauts did on those very first voyages into space.”
—Jim Lovell, Gemini 7 & 12, Apollo 8 & 13 -
“An unprecedented trip back in time to the beginning of our manned space program. For the first time, Saunders’s magic touch has allowed us all to see the first space explorers in sharp focus. The restored images bring everything to life—they are a vibrant, new, living record—depicting perfectly the era of early human space exploration.”
—Gene Kranz, Flight Director, Mercury, Gemini & Apollo
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Details
- Author
- Andy Saunders
- Narrator
- John Sackville
- Duration
- 8 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 September 2025
- ISBN
- 9781668656242
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Photography: subject-specific techniques and principles, Popular astronomy and space, Astronomy, space and time, Space science
Synopsis
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.
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