- Spacecraft of the Space Odyssey series
Numerous
fictional spacecraft are seen and mentioned in theSpace Odyssey series .Aries 1b
The Aries Ib is a
spacecraft seen in thefilm and mentioned in the novel "". It is aball shapedlunar lander built for providing regular passenger commuting betweenEarth 's orbit and theMoon , just as the Orion III (both operated byPan Am ) provided for travel between the Earth and Space Station V. It is nuclear powered, the high performance of its engines allowing it to make a fast transfer to the moon (at about one day, compared to three days which were necessary for Apollo). It also carries a retractable landing gear.Orion III
The Orion III is a passenger spaceplane seen in the movie "" and mentioned in the novel of the . It is a two-stage space shuttle launched on a reusable winged booster. It is equipped with aerospike rocket engines and jet engines for atmospheric flight. Pan American World Airways operates the Orion III, just as it operates the Aries Ib. In early stages of planning for the film, the spaceplane's engines on the back were designed to break away from the passenger section of the plane. [Bizony, Piers (2001). 2001 Filming the Future. London: Sidgwick and Jackson. ISBN 1-85410-706-2.] In both the film and the novel, Heywood Floyd rides an Orion III on a special flight to Space Station V en route to the
Moon .Moonbus
The "Moonbus" is a spacecraft from the movie . They are small rocket craft used for quick transportation of men and cargo around the surface of the
Moon . In the novel "", the Moonbus is described as being a land-bound craft using tracks to move around. Although, it is mentioned it has rockets to clear craters.pace Station V
Space Station V is a
space station seen in themovie '. It is a large,international ,rotating wheel space station used as a transfer point fromLow Earth orbit to themoon and otherplanet s. It also functions as an orbital hotel, mostly operated byHilton Hotels . Rotation of the station providesartificial gravity for people aboard the station. The station contains two docking bays for docking spacecraft and is placed on its rotational axis at the opposite sides of the construction. By the time of events depicted in the "2001: A Space Odyssey" it is still under construction; a second wheel section is being added. An analogous spacecraft, called Space Station One, is describe in the novel '.The rotating wheel depicted in the movie traces its lineage back to the wheeled space stations proposed by
Wernher von Braun , albeit with a crisper aesthetic sense.Fact|date=November 2007 The studio model was reported to be eight feet wide (Bizony) or six feet wide (Agel), and stuffed with tiny lights behind the windows. Due to its large size and spidery structure, the model always seemed in danger of breaking apart. [ [http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/space_station.html space station ] ] [http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/news/2001/news-homehome.asp]References
Technical Content and Spacecraft Design References for the 2001
F.I. Ordway, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Spaceflight,Vol. 12, No. 3, Mar. 1970, pp. 110-117.(Publisher: The British Interplanetary Society)
F.I. Ordway,Part B: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY IN RETROSPECT,Frederick I Ordway, III Volume 5, American Astronautical Society History Series SCIENCE FICTION AND SPACE FUTURES: PAST AND PRESENT, Edited by Eugene M. Emme, 1982, pages 47 - 105. (ISBN 0-87703-172-X) (ISBN 0-87703-173-8). A detailed account of development and filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey by its technical adviser.
Jack Hagerty and Jon C. Rogers,Spaceship Handbook: Rocket and Spacecraft Designs of the 20th Century,ARA Press,Published 2001,pages 322-351,ISBN 097076040X.
"'Realizing 2001: A Space Odyssey: PilotedSpherical Torus Nuclear Fusion PropulsionNASA/TM-2005-213559"'March 2005AIAA-2001-3805"'
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