Space station 2001 a space odyssey. Everything youve ever wanted to know about the making of kubricks 2001. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of 2001. His first instructor was. Hal 9000 more commonly called hal became operational in the hal plant in urbana illinois on january 12 1992.
A space odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrickthe screenplay was written by kubrick and arthur c. In part 3 we follow floyd to the clavius moon base to investigate the tycho magnetic anomaly the. A short summary of arthur c. Air force in reality and a real mission controllerhe was hired because his voice was the most authentic the producers could find for the role.
A hub and spokes design evolved from the toroidal spinning space station proposed by wernher von braun in the 1950s. A space odyssey is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name released in 1968the soundtrack is known for its use of many classical and orchestral pieces and credited for giving many classical pieces resurgences in popularity such as johann strauss iis 1866 blue danube waltz richard strauss symphonic poem also sprach zarathustra inspired by the writings of friedrich. Clarkeit was developed concurrently with stanley kubricks film version and published after the release of the film. The first commercial space hotel will be more like a cruise ship than stanley kubricks sleek space station from 2001 says tim alatorre senior design architect of the von braun space station.
Frank miller who plays the mission control voice was a member of the us. A space odyssey is a 1968 science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. The von braun rotating space station. Inexperienced and nervous he could not keep from tapping his foot during recording sessions and the tapping sound repeatedly came through on the audio tracks.