What the Telescope Told Us (1972)

I was excited to get a 1st edition of this popular book. It has some beautiful paintings of Soviet future exploration of the Solar system.

Klushantsev, P. Illustrations by E. Voishvillo. What the Telescope Told Us. Moscow : L. Detgiz. (66 p.) 28 cm. 1972.

 I like the mix of the Lunokhod 1 rover and the bottom half of the LEM in the painting as they roam the Moon.

 This is the expedition to Mercury (It is OK, we will go at night)

 Expedition to Venus.

 An illustration of some of the ideas about Mars

 An actual Martian expedition

 Observing Jupiter

 Observing Saturn

 Closer to Saturn. Please note the artist in space trying to capture the scene with his paint palette. Space art at its rawest!

 Expedition from earth

 The brave new future in space. (I like the "space bus." Next stop Outer Space.)

Star Travelers (1962)

Another lovely little book about Belka and Strelka. I like the colors chosen and the design. Since this is a "used" children's book please excuse the photoshopped removal of crayon :)

Yakovlev, Yu. Star Travelers. Moscow: Detskiy Mir. 17 cm. (48 p.) 1962.

 This may be my favorite illustration from the book. Dogs in Space!

Welcome to the new space age! (Steering wheel not included)

The World Around Us #5 - The Illustrated Story of Space 1959 "Planet Patter" and "Life on Other Planets"

So here is the last in a series of stories from one of my favorite non-fiction space comics. The World Around Us #5 - The Illustrated Story of Space 1959.

This story is "Planet Patter" and "Life on Other Planets" The artist is Sam Glanzman (Penciller)

The World Around Us #5 - The Illustrated Story of Space 1959 "Assignment Space Station"

So here is a series of stories from one of my favorite non-fiction space comics. The World Around Us #5 - The Illustrated Story of Space 1959.

This story is "Assignment Space Station"  The artist is Sam Glanzman (Penciller)