The Adventures of Belka and Strelka (1961)

The Adventures of Belka and Strelka. Yuri Galperin. Illustrated by V. Vinokur. Moscow: Children's World. (48 pp.) 11 cm. 1961.

A rare children's book about the famous Russian Space dogs, Belka and Strelka. A tiny board book it shows their training and journey into space.

 They are delivered to a tailor who makes their space suits.

 The launch of the rocket containing Belka and Strelka took place on August 19, 1960.

 "The rocket kept flying forward. It's no more than a tiny star in the sky, and the television shows us everything that goes on in the cabin. The dogs have become used to the flight and peacefully eat their jelly."

 So that millions of children at home have an opportunity to hear the space travelers they are taken to the radio station where the listening admirers hear the sound of the intrepid space scouts.

The World Around Us #5 - The Illustrated Story of Space 1959 "Birth of the Rocket"

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 "Birth of the Rocket" The artist is Gerald McCann (Penciller)

The World Around Us #5 - The Illustrated Story of Space 1959 "What is Space?" and "Where are We?"

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.

These stories are "What is Space?" and "Where are We?"  The artist is Sam Glanzman (Penciller)

Lunchbox (196?)

John Polgreen paintings on a 1960s? lunchbox. I owned this as a child.

The World Around Us #5 - The Illustrated Story of Space 1959 "Rocket Around the Moon"

So here is the next 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 "Rocket around the Moon" The artist is John Tartaglione (Penciller)