Exhibition free with general admission.

After the huge success of the Apollo Remastered book and exhibition hosted at Jodrell Bank in 2022, we are delighted to welcome back Andy Saunders for the release of the ‘prequel’ – Gemini & Mercury Remastered – and to host the very first exhibition of this work.

Gemini & Mercury Remastered is a visual odyssey that brings to life the pivotal, intimate moments from the very dawn of human space exploration, during projects Mercury and Gemini. These early human space explorers also took the first, and still some of the finest, photographs of Earth ever captured on film.

For over half a century, almost every image publicly available was produced from a lower-quality copy of these originals. Until now…

Andy Saunders is a bestselling British author, science writer, and one of the world’s foremost experts of NASA digital restoration. He has applied painstaking care and cutting-edge enhancement techniques to scans of the original film, creating the highest quality photographs ever produced from this pivotal era in human history.

Coinciding with the 60th anniversaries of NASA’s Gemini missions, Saunders presents an exhibition of remastered photographs. They are a striking tribute to the visionaries who dared to dream beyond our world, a timely reminder of the stunning beauty of our home planet, and a testament to the enduring power of exploration.

2025 also marks 80 years since the founding of Jodrell Bank, and this exhibition will open our landmark Heritage Season: a series of events celebrating the Observatory’s incredible legacy in science, innovation, and cultural history.

Advance praise:

‘Wickedly exciting… truly experience history’

Tom Hanks

‘Experience the same incredible awe as we astronauts did on those very first voyages into space’

Jim Lovell, Gemini 7 & 12, Apollo 8 & 13

‘An unprecedented trip back in time… a vibrant, new, living record’

Gene Kranz, Flight Director Mercury, Gemini, Apollo

You can pre-order Andy’s book, Gemini & Mercury Remastered, from Penguin Books using the link below: