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Astronaut James McDivitt, who commanded two of NASA's most historic missions, has died at the age of 93.

Astronaut James McDivitt, who commanded two of NASA's most historic missions, has died at the age of 93.

Astronaut James McDivitt, who commanded two of NASA's most historic missions, has died at the age of 93.

Astronaut James McDivitt, who commanded two of NASA's most historic missions, has died at the age of 93.

Astronaut James McDivitt, who commanded two of NASA's most historic missions, has died at the age of 93.

NASAs Artemis I mission was scheduled to be on its way to the moon by now, but due to various delays, the mission appears to be grounded for the next few weeks.

Which ushered in a golden era of human space exploration. tranquility base here. the eagle has landed. but now, the missions are being seen through a new lens, exposing some long—lost secrets. andy saunders has spent more than a decade trawling through 35,000 images held in nasas archives, studying each one frame by frame. and even though some looked far from promising, what they contained was extraordinary. so this was an image of interest. so on quite a simple level, first of all, we just lo...

From promising, what they contained was extraordinary. so this was an image of interest. so on quite a simple level, first of all, we just look and well build up and start to stretch that contrast and pull out... oh, my goodness. ..what is actually in that frame. and lo and behold, theres commanderjim mcdivitt on apollo 9, in 1969. each image has been digitally restored and enhanced, pixel by pixel, to give us the clearest view weve ever had of the moon landings. from vistas of the cratered surf...

And what we saw as a window is actually a reflection of the docking window reflected on his bubble helmet. each image has been digitally restored and enhanced pixel by pixel to give us the clearest view weve ever had of the moon landings. from vistas of the cratered surface to the eagle lunar module and a glimpse of what everyday life was really like for the astronauts. and theyve even revealed the golf ball lost on the lunar surface five decades ago, as alan shepard took his hobby into space. o...

Through 35,000 images held in nasas archives, studying each one frame by frame. and even though some looked far from promising, what they contained was extraordinary. so this was an image of interest. so on quite a simple level, first of all, we just look and well build up and start to stretch that contrast and pull out... oh, my goodness. ..what is actually in that frame. and lo and behold, theres commanderjim mcdivitt on apollo 9, in 1969. each image has been digitally restored and enhanced, p...