The Book

The prequel to Apollo Remastered is available to pre-order now! This stunning visual odyssey brings to life the pivotal, intimate moments from the dawn of human space exploration, during projects Mercury and Gemini. A striking tribute to the visionaries who dared to dream beyond our world and a testament to the enduring power of exploration.

More from the publisher:

“Embark on a captivating photographic journey beyond Earth, from the dawn of human space exploration, through the untold story of the Mercury and Gemini missions. Astronauts working on the earliest space 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 images of Earth ever captured on film.

Now, the bestselling author of Apollo Remastered, 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 & 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.”

More reviews:

“Wickedly exciting…In the history of peace-making endeavors, has there ever been such an effective speed-the-process effort than putting a human being on the surface of the Moon AND returning them safely to the Earth, in a race against time and the laws of physics? I don’t think so. Mercury and Gemini had an infinite list of challenges to prove, beginning with 'is this even possible in the first place'?

Would Alan Shepard burn up falling to his splashdown? Would John Glenn choke on a pill he took to prove he could swallow in orbit? Would Ed White, Eugene Cernan, and Michael Collins be able to get back into their spacecraft after their spacewalks? Could Frank Borman and Jim Lovell survive a full two weeks in outer space? No one knew, until the programs were completed. Mercury and Gemini were as noble an undertaking as America dared to command, and here you will witness these moments through Saunders' remastered imagery and truly experience history.”

Tom Hanks

“Just like the Mercury astronauts before me, I witnessed the Earth as it truly is for the first time aboard Gemini 7 and 12. 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, allows people around the world to experience the same incredible awe of our beautiful Earth as we astronauts did on those very first voyages into space.”

Jim Lovell

Gemini 7 & 12, Apollo 8 & 13

Why Pre-order?

Pre-ordering ensures you’ll be one of the first to receive the book when it’s released.

Pre-ordering guarantees you won’t forget the release date and potentially miss out. Apollo Remastered sold out almost instantly and it can take time for a reprint to come online and back into stock (high-end books that are expensive to produce are never ‘over-stocked’).

Pre-ordering makes it near-certain you’ll receive a ‘first printing’ copy. Apollo Remastered has had many reprints in the UK and US, making ‘first edition first printing’ copies highly sought after.

Pre-ordering means you should pay the lowest price possible prior to the release date. Many book stores including Amazon offer a “pre-order price guarantee” which means if you pre-order a book and the price drops, you will get the best price.

If you’d like to gift the pre-order to someone special, you can place your order, then download this gift card to print at home (A4).