It’s hard to imagine in the age of SpaceX and space tourism, but when Jack Kirby and Stan Lee wrote Fantastic Four #1 in 1961, the moon landing was still years away. In that story, scientist Reed Richards sneaks onto a rocket along with his girlfriend Susan, her brother Johny, and Reed’s pilot best friend Ben. When the experimental radiation shielding fails, the four are transformed, becoming a superhero team.
Polaris Dawn will see four private citizens launching into space and intentionally exposing themselves to space radiation shielded only by SpaceX’s experimental Extra-Vehicular Activity suits. This will be the first field testing for the EVA suits, making it incredibly risky for the astronauts. Unfortunately, if the real-life radiation shielding fails, the results won’t be as whimsical as they were in Fantastic Four.
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