GEMINI AND MERCURY REMASTERED (HB)

When we think of the history of space exploration, we can’t help but think of the Apollo missions and Neil Armstrong. But what about the small steps that enabled NASA to reach for the Moon? 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. They also took the first images of Earth ever captured on film. This book unveils the beauty and the profound challenges faced by those pioneering astronauts.