Talk:List of fictional astronauts (early period)

Additional entries

The astronaut characters from the following items are still unrepresented on the list:

• Der Schuß ins All (aka The Shot Into Infinity), 1925 novella by Otto Willi Gail.
• Sleepers of Mars, 1939 novella by John Wyndham.
• "Ring Around the Sun", 1940 short story by Isaac Asimov.
• "Masquerade", 1941 short story by Clifford D. Simak.
• The Angry Planet (1945) and SOS from Mars (aka The Red Journey Back) (1954), young adult novels by John Kier Cross.
• "Operation Pumice", 1949 short story by Raymond Z. Gallun.
• "The Long Rain" (aka "Death-by-Rain"), 1950 short story by Ray Bradbury.
• The Astronauts, 1951 novel by Stanisław Lem.
• Moon Ahead, 1951 children's novel by Leslie Greener and John Hutchison.
• Wine of the Dreamers (aka Planet of the Dreamers), 1951 novel by John D. MacDonald.
• "Memento" and "Bound Together", 1952 episodes of Tales of Tomorrow.
• Simon Black in Space, 1952 children's novel by Ivan Southall.
• Space Ship to the Moon, 1952 children's book by E. C. Reichert.
• Takeoff, 1952 novel by Cyril M. Kornbluth.
• Wrong Side of the Moon, 1952 novel by Francis Leslie Ashton and Stephen Ashton.
• The Lights in the Sky Are Stars (a.k.a. Project Jupiter), 1953 novel by Frederic Brown.
• Dark Dominion, 1954 novel by David Duncan.
• "Dead Center", 1954 novelette by Judith Merril.
• La Porte des étoiles (aka Threshold of the Stars) (1954) and Le Continent du ciel (aka Continent in the Sky) (1955), children's novels by Paul Berna.
• Satellite E One, 1954 novel by Jeffery Lloyd Castle.
• Step to the Stars (1954), Mission to the Moon (1956) and Moon of Mutiny (1961), young adult novels by Lester del Rey.
• Maurice Gray series of young adult novels (1955-1959) by Patrick Moore.
• "Project 44", 1955 episode of Science Fiction Theatre.
• Rocket Man, 1955 young adult novel by Lee Correy.
• Le Neuf de pique, 1956 French novel by John Amila.
• "The Light", 1957 short story by Poul Anderson (adapted into 1957 episode of X Minus One).
• "Man In A Moon", 1957 episode of Armchair Theatre.
• Space Station 1, 1957 novel by Frank Belknap Long.
• "Tale of the Pioneer", 1957 song parody by Isaac Asimov.
• City on the Moon, 1958 young adult novel by Murray Leinster (sequel to Space Tug, already on list).
• "First Man in a Satellite", 1958 short story by Charles W. Runyon.
• "The Greatest Man in the World", 1958 episode of Armchair Theatre (adaptation of 1931 story by James Thurber).
• Station in Space, 1958 novel by James E. Gunn (incorporates "The Cave of Night", already on list).
• The Big X, 1959 novel by Hank Searls.
• Bombs in Orbit, 1959 novel by Jeff Sutton.
• "Man in Orbit", 1959 episode of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (adaptation of "The Cave of Night", already on list).
• Orbiter X, 1959 BBC Radio series.
• "Outpost in Space", 1959 episode of Flight.
• Rehla ilal kamar (aka Journey to the Moon), 1959 Egyptian film.
• Skyport, 1959 novel by Curt Siodmak.
• You Will Go to the Moon, 1959 picture book by Mae and Ira Freeman.
• Project Mars: A Technical Tale, 2006 (posthumous) novel by Wernher von Braun.

As I previously said at Talk:List of fictional astronauts, I'll continue plugging away at reading/viewing/searching for these and adding the astronaut characters to the list, but others might also like to have a go. Gildir (talk) 14:21, 16 December 2023 (UTC)