“This is a true space encyclopedia! A colossal labor of love. Every page bursts with fascinating detail. The format is groundbreaking—I devoured it. I wish I’d had such a book as a child.” – Hero of Russia cosmonaut Yuri Usachev

“After reading it, don’t be surprised if kids want to be cosmonauts again—just like their parents and grandparents once did.” – RIA Novosti

“For Surova and Kostyukov, the cosmos is no myth but an endlessly interesting place. That’s why they’ve produced a near-perfect book.” – *Kommersant*

“It could have been an encyclopedia—if it weren’t a work of art.” – *Russian Reporter*

“Colors explode off the page; funny cartoons and photos alternate.” – *Forbes*

“Every spread of *Attack! The Universe!* is a painting…” – *Izvestia*

“Professionally produced, ingeniously conceived, and child-reader-focused.” – *Papamambook*

★ Winner of the “Book Art” competition certificate and the “Start Up” Prize in the “Contemporary Russian Nonfiction for Children” category. Selected for the White Ravens list by the International Youth Library, Munich.
★ A triple narrative—comics, documentary photos, and infographics—delivers rocketry, cosmonaut training, launch-pad roar, and life on the ISS from every angle, balancing fun and depth.
★ Dual authority: veteran space journalist + senior children’s illustrator; content reviewed line-by-line by active cosmonauts for technical accuracy and firsthand sensation.
★ Documentary spreads include never-before-seen photos shot in orbit by Hero of Russia cosmonaut Oleg Kotov.
★ Now in its 5th revised edition, updated with latest mission photos and data.

How were the first rockets born? How did humanity conquer space step by step? How does a cosmodrome operate? How are cosmonauts trained? What types of spacesuits exist? What does launch and re-entry feel like? How do cosmonauts live on the ISS? This book answers all of these questions—and more.
Here is the fifth, fully updated comic-format guide to space. It contains astounding stories of rockets and stations, legends of heroes and inventors, lunar hops, alien-life guesses, the smell of space, sixteen sunrises a day, weightlessness, and flights at 28,000 km/h.
Characters include Tsiolkovsky, Korolev, Gagarin, Titov, Leonov, and today’s cosmonauts, designers, and scientists. Author Dmitry Kostyukov is a photojournalist who has covered modern space events for years; illustrator Zina Surova is a children’s nonfiction author and artist. Both consulted active cosmonauts during the creation of the book. The space photographs were taken by Hero of Russia cosmonaut Oleg Kotov.

**Author & Illustrator**
Zina Surova – author, illustrator, designer
“I illustrate both children’s and adult books. I’d gladly illustrate for grown-ups, but adults usually give up on pictures—such a pity. Imagine illustrated Joyce, Pavic, Kafka; they’d deserve it. For me, making a book isn’t just illustration but concept, text, design, and drawing—the entire book as one organism. I want children and adults to step into a book as into a house, a magic country. Every project, every theme, demands its own technique. I use acrylic, watercolor, pen, colored card, pencil, ink… even clay, metal, or wood, whatever suits the spirit. Together with my husband, colleague, and designer Philip Surov, we conceive and craft books. So far we’ve published more than twenty children’s titles and educational board games. I love forests, boating, playing with children, and plants—I’ve planted over a hundred trees myself.”