There's Adventure in Astronautics (1961)

A colorful book (black AND blue!) to finish out July.  This book is a mix of a fictional story of boys studying space flight and various informative panels with space facts.

May, Julian. Illustrated by Potts, Richard. There’s Adventure in Astronautics. New York: Hawthorn Books. (160 p.) 1961.

 Detailed descriptions of different types of space propulsion

 Again I love the Dynasoar space vehicle.

 The boys in their "space laboratory" project.

 An outline of some of the future promises of space.