#belyayev

I would've done ALL of them tbh, but I'm personally not a fan of making OCs of people who die past 2007

Chkalovsky Air Base, 1964

56 years ago, Soviet-Russian Strela “Arrow” chronograph The Russian cream dial pilot chronograph was used by Voskhod 2 cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyayev. However, both cosmonauts wore the Russian-made chronograph underneath their Berkut “Golden Eagle” spacesuit so the wristwatch was not really directly exposed to the harsh outer space environment. Here’s a 1963 example of the 33 mm white dial 36 mm case manual winding chronograph with a Sokol spacesuit glove as background. Note the blue telemeter and red tachymeter on the edge of the dial. The 19 jewels caliber 3017 Strela was made by the 1st Moscow Watch company and 1964 onwards issued to cosmonauts. It became known as the Soviet-Russian Speedmaster. Caliber 3017 was made from 1959 to 1979. (Photo: MoonwatchUniverse)

just a close-up of how adorable vladimir komarov looks all bundled up against the snow <3

Yes!! 

they’re all such cutie pies! 💞