Once something blows up, parts of it lose speed dramatically because they are blown apart in an opposing direction to the initial direction of the object. This allows for all sorts of things which are shielded for the initial moments after the blast to survive intact and not confront the full heat of re-entry speeds of the continuing projectiles.
Judging by the conditions of the human remains it is not unrealistic to assume that super strong cylinder type control/escape pods mapped by Von Braun and shown in Collier's could have survived, had they been installed.
WVB - Great scientist? Yes. Great Artist? No.
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Incidentally, although the above images are from NASA, here's a cool Italian site for space covers, Bonestell, Collier's etc. Nice to see Space is internationally loved by our supportive Italian friends!
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Re: Digital Video tape and how it survived?