These brutal collisions that NASA crash test dummies endure are keeping us safe. | Seeker by The Verge

NASA's first space photos restored in stunning detail 👩🏻‍🚀📸 ON 20 February 1962, @NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, but there were signs of trouble. As Glenn’s Friendship 7 spacecraft returned from its historic flight, a warning light indicated its heat shield had unlatched, risking complete incineration. This image captures Glenn at the moment he reenters Earth’s atmosphere, pieces of the burning spacecraft casting a fiery orange glow on his face. Fortunate