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Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)

The United States Spacecraft Discovery is a fictional spacecraft appearing in the Space Odyssey series by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. The ship is a nuclear-powered interplanetary spaceship, crewed by two men and controlled by the on-board computer HAL 9000. The ship is destroyed in the second novel and makes no further appearances.

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Affiliation
United States
Auxiliary vehicles
EVA Pods
Created by
Stanley Kubrick · Arthur C. Clarke
First appearance
2001: A Space Odyssey
Height
56 feet (17 m)
Last appearance
2010: The Year We Make Contact

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Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples13
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
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Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)

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Created by · 2
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship) → Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick
Affiliation · 1
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship) → United States
Auxiliary vehicles · 1
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship) → EVA Pods
First appearance · 1
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship) → 2001: A Space Odyssey
Height · 1
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship) → 56 feet (17 m)
Last appearance · 1
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship) → 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Length · 1
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship) → 460 feet (140.1 m)
Mass · 1
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship) → 6,000 short tons (5,440 t)
Power · 1
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship) → Nuclear reactor
Propulsion · 1
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship) → Cavradyne Plasma Propulsion Engines

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)AffiliationUnited States1.00infobox
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)Auxiliary vehiclesEVA Pods1.00infobox
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)Created byStanley Kubrick1.00infobox
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)Created byArthur C. Clarke1.00infobox
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)First appearance2001: A Space Odyssey1.00infobox
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)Height56 feet (17 m)1.00infobox
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)Last appearance2010: The Year We Make Contact1.00infobox
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)Length460 feet (140.1 m)1.00infobox
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)Mass6,000 short tons (5,440 t)1.00infobox
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)PowerNuclear reactor1.00infobox
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)PropulsionCavradyne Plasma Propulsion Engines1.00infobox
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)RegistryXD-11.00infobox
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)Width55 feet (16.7 m)1.00infobox

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