Captain Strong adjusts his helmet communications radio as the cadets prepare to embark onto the surface of an airless world. A cadet can be seen in the background climbing down the ladder from the Polaris airlock in the tailfin of the ship. | 
Photo 7 | The accuracy of the space suit design is another tribute to the producers' policy of presenting a realistic prediction of space travel. Compare these costume space suits of the early 1950's to the real ones worn by today's astronauts. All of the basic requirements are there: flexible arm and leg joints, life support backpacks, communications systems, and rocket thrusters for mobility in outer space. |