[FPSPACE] SpaceRef.com solicits your thoughts on "2001" in 2001

[Keith Cowing]

The year 2001 has now swept around our planet.  For many people interested
in space exploration the film "2001: A Space Odyssey" has served as both a
prediction of- and a stimulus to create the future for more than a
generation.  Now it is here.  Over the coming weeks SpaceRef will be taking
a detailed look at the film  and its impact on how we both expected - and
have actually built - our future in space.

See "2001" Then and Now for continuing coverage of what others are saying
about 2001:

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=270

We are also soliciting comments from our readers. Our first reader's
comments are from Mike Okuda, Star Trek's Scenic Art Supervisor and Rick
Sternbach, Senior Illustrator for Star Trek "Voyager" - two people who work
in the tradition of Kubrick and Clarke in shaping our vision of the future.
Read the full text of their comments and see an image Okuda created to show
just how close "2001" is to 2001.

Go to "2001: A Space Odyssey" Then - and Now. SpaceRef Reader's Comments" at
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=271 to see what Okuda,
Sternbach, and others are saying about "2001".

What do you think?  If you have any comments you'd like to share please
send them to 2001@spaceref.com, Please tell us what you do (aerospace
engineer, student, etc.) and where you do it - including your website
address.  We'll post your comments with your name and affiliation unless
you ask us not to.  Comments are subject to editing by SpaceRef.