Until the Earth is Far (1962) (part 2)

Continuing with this book:
Lyashenko, Mikhail and Svirin, Alexander. Illustrated by B. Markiewicz and Grishin. Until the Earth is Far. Moscow:   .100p. 30 cm. (part of "Books of Knowledge" series, Book 1.)

 And of course how beautiful the Earth is.

The illustrations are strange and wonderful. I like these two exploration vehicles.

 This is a nice little cartoon showing how humans might be intimidated by life on another planet.

 This last section seem to focus on the suggested future of the Russians in space. It seem to be showing them picking up a Russian medallion with a article predicting a manned landing in 196...