NASA’s first space photos restored in stunning detail

On February 20, 1962, the astronaut of NASA John Glenn became the first American at Orbit Earth, but there were signs of problems. While the Glenn Friendship 7 spacecraft returned from its historic flight, a warning indicated that its thermal shield had been, risking complete incineration. This image (above) captures Glenn when he enters the atmosphere of the earth, pieces of burning spaceship throwing an ardent orange glow on his face.

Fortunately, Glenn skipped safely into the Atlantic Ocean a few minutes later. A defective switch in the thermal shield circuit was to blame the alarm.

The image is presented in a new book, Gemini and Mercury RemasteredWho celebrates these first NASA missions through photographs and fixed images masterfully restored.

Another important moment came earlier in the flight, when Glenn used a camera he had bought in a store near the launch site of Cape Canaveral, in Florida, to take the first photograph taken by a human in space (photo above). Subsequent photos of astronauts have shown the land in an unprecedented way, and NASA has carried out the scientific and public value of such a spatial photograph.

Gemini and Mercury Remastered By Andy Saunders, who himself restored the images of NASA, is in the United Kingdom from August 28.

Photos Gemini and Mercury, restored
See more remastered images of these historic spatial missions below.

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