An igloo-looking habitat sits on a volcano’s rocky soil. Six astronauts have been living there isolated for months, doing geologic field work. It takes around twenty minutes for any message to travel between the habitat and Earth.
Except the habitat is on Earth—it’s the Hawai’i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS), sitting 8,200 feet above the sea on Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano. NASA and the University of Hawai’i built the habitat in order to simulate what a long-term mission to Mars might be like. A new podcast from Gimlet called The Habitat will cover one team’s year-long journey into HI-SEAS as they work together and get to know one another.
Read more:
https://gizmodo.com/relive-these-scientists-year-inside-a-simulated-mars-on-1825320909

You too can check out what it's like on Mars with our Olympus Mon Space Terrain!
Mars - Olympus Mons Limited Edition
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“I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
Even if you’ve never seen the movie, you know the voice.
HAL 9000, the seemingly omniscient computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” was the film’s most expressive and emotional figure, and made a lasting impression on our collective imagination.
Stanley Kubrick’s epic, a journey from pre-human history to a possible infinity that doesn’t need humans at all, is probably the most respected, if not the most beloved, science-fiction film of all time.
Read more here:
mobile.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/movies/hal-2001-a-space-odyssey-voice-douglas-rain.html

Great piece on 2001: A Space Odyssey from CBS.
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The Mini-Hals are in full production for a May delivery!  We thought you might like to see some early production stage pics from the factory so here they are.  Our goal is to always keep you informed on how our products/your orders are progressing.  We will be posting final product pics soon so stay tuned! 
If you would like to place an order, you can do so here:
HAL Mini USB 3.0 Flash 32GB

.Take a virtual tour of the Moon in all-new 4K resolution, thanks to data provided by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.
Be sure to check out our Tycho Crater Space Terrain when you are done!
Moon - Tycho Crater Limited Edition

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The new Master Replicas Group is making its first public appearance!  See our "2001: A Space Odyssey" HAL 9000 Interactive Computer and more upcoming licensed products at Escape Velocity 2018, May 25-27, at the Marriott Gaylord Hotel, National Harbor, Maryland.
If you are planning on attending, you can get a 20% discount when purchasing your tickets by using the promo code MR20 here:
escapevelocity.events/registration-tickets/
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The sci-fi tentpole will screen 10 days before its official May 25 release.
Source:  variety.com/2018/film/news/solo-star-wars-cannes-1202745398/

Relive this amazing moment in history with our Tycho Crater Space Terrain!
Moon - Tycho Crater Limited Edition
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The New York Times has compiled a list of our favorite 2001 references from the pop culture of the last half-century:
1.  Wall-E
See the complete list here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/watching/2001-a-space-odyssey-references.html