Here you are, sir.
Main IeveI, pIease.
Right. See you on the way back.
-Good morning, sir.
-Morning.
-We haven't seen you for a Iong time.
-Nice to see you again.
-Did you have a pIeasant fIight?
-Very nice.
Mr. MiIIer of Station Security
is supposed to meet me.
-May I caII him for you?
-WouId you? Here he is!
-HeIIo, Dr. FIoyd.
-HeIIo, MiIIer.
-Sorry I'm Iate.
-That's aII right.
It's nice to have you back.
-Did you have a good fIight?
-Very nice.
-ShaII we go through?
-WouId you pIease use number 1 7?
Thank you, Miss Turner.
This way.
Welcome to Voice Print ldentification.
When you see the red light go on,
please state in the following order:
Your destination,
your nationality and your full name.
Surname first, Christian name,
and initial.
Moon. American. FIoyd, Heywood R.
Thank you. You are cleared through
Voice Print ldentification.
Thank you.
-Have I got time for breakfast?
-I think we can manage that.
How Iong have I got?
Your fIight Ieaves
in an hour and 1 0 minutes.
I've reserved a tabIe for you
in the EarthIight Room.
It's been 7 or 8 months
since you were here, hasn't it?
Let's see. Yeah, about 8 months.
I suppose you saw the work
on the new section?
-Coming aIong great, huh?
-Yeah, it's fine.
Oh, wait!
I've got to make a coupIe caIIs.
I'II meet you in the restaurant.
Hiya, squirt!
What are you doing?
Playing.
Where's Mummy?
Gone to shopping.
-Who's taking care of you?
-Rachel.
-May I speak to RacheI, pIease?
-She's gone to the bathroom.
Are you coming to my party tomorrow?
I'm sorry, sweetheart, but I can't.
Why not?
WeII, you know, Daddy's traveIing.
Very sorry about it, but I just can't.
I'm going to send you
a very nice present, though.
All right.
-Anything speciaI that you want?
-Yes.
What?
A telephone.
We've got Iots of teIephones aIready.
Can't you think of anything eIse
for your birthday? Something speciaI?
-Yes.
-What?
A bush baby.
A bush baby?
We'II have to see about that.
I want you to teII Mummy
something for me. WiII you remember?
TeII Mummy that I teIephoned. Okay?
And that I'II try
to teIephone again tomorrow.
Now, wiII you teII her that?
Okay, sweetheart.
Have a nice birthday tomorrow.
All right.
And have a nice birthday party
tomorrow too, huh?
All right.
Take care and be a good girI,
won't you?
All right. Bye-bye!
Bye-bye! Happy birthday!
-EIena, how nice to see you again.
-Heywood, what a wonderfuI surprise!
-You're Iooking wonderfuI.
-You're Iooking weII too.
This is my friend,
Dr. Heywood FIoyd.
I'd Iike you to meet Dr. KaIinan.
Dr. Stretyneva.
And this is Dr. Andrei SmysIov.
How do you do?
I've heard a Iot about you.
Do sit down.
-WeII, we--
-No, no, pIease.
Thank you.
-WouId you Iike a drink, Doctor?
-No, thank you.
I haven't had breakfast yet.
Someone's meeting me in the restaurant.
I'II just sit with you a moment.
Then I'II be off.
-Are you quite sure?
-Quite sure, thank you.
-WeII, how's Gregor?
-He's fine.
He's been doing underwater research
in the BaItic. . .
. . .so I'm afraid we don't see
very much of each other these days.
-When you see him, give him my regards.
-Yes, of course.
WeII, where are you aII off to?
Up or down?
We're going home.
We've just spent 3 months caIibrating
the new antenna at TchaIinko.
-What about you?
-I'm on my way to CIavius.
Oh, are you?
Dr. FIoyd, I hope you don't think
I'm being too inquisitive. . .
. . .but perhaps you can cIear up the big
mystery about what is going on there.
I'm afraid I don't know what you mean.
For the past two weeks. . .
. . .some eXtremeIy odd things
have been happening at CIavius.
-Oh, reaIIy?
-Yes, yes.
For one thing, when you phone the base,
aII you get is a recording. . .
. . .which repeats that the phone Iines
are temporariIy out of order.
ProbabIy having some troubIe
with their equipment.
That's what we thought at first,
but it's been going on now for 1 0 days.
You haven't been abIe to
contact anyone for 1 0 days?
That's right.
Oh, I see.
There's another thing.
Two days ago, one of our rocket buses. . .
. . .was denied permission
for an emergency Ianding.
That does sound odd.
I'm afraid there's going to be
a bit of a row about it.
Denying the men permission to Iand
vioIates the IAS Convention.
Yes, of course.
Did the crew get back aII right?
-FortunateIy, they did.
-WeII, I'm gIad about that.
At the risk of pressing you on a
point you seem reticent to discuss. . .
. . .may I ask you
a straightforward question?
WeII, certainIy.
FrankIy, we have had some very
reIiabIe inteIIigence reports that. . .
. . .quite a serious epidemic
has broken out at CIavius.
Something, apparentIy,
of an unknown origin.
Is this, in fact, what has happened?
I'm sorry, Dr. SmysIov, but. . .
. . .I'm reaIIy not at Iiberty
to discuss this.
I understand.
But this epidemic couId
easiIy spread to our base.
We shouId be given aII the facts.
Yes, I know.
As I said,
I'm not at Iiberty to discuss it.
Won't you change your mind
about that drink?
No, I'm positive.
I reaIIy must be going.
I hope you and your wife come
to the IAC Conference.
I hope we can make it.
If you do, bring that darIing
IittIe daughter with you.
That'II depend on schooI vacations
and aII that sort of thing.
If we can, we wiII.
You've got an invitation
if you ever get to the States.
Gregor and I wiII Iook forward
to seeing you.
Goodbye, EIena.
It's been a pIeasure meeting you aII.
Dr. SmysIov.
Whatever the reasons for your visit,
the very best of Iuck to you.
Thank you.
Ladies.
EXcuse me, Dr. HaIvorsen.
I'm through now.
-Thank you very much, gentIemen.
-You're weIcome.
WeII. . .
. . .I know you wiII aII want to
join with me. . .
. . .in weIcoming our distinguished
friend and coIIeague. . .
. . .from the NationaI CounciI
of Astronautics, Dr. Heywood FIoyd.
Dr. FIoyd has come up speciaIIy
to CIavius to be with us today.
Before the briefing, he'd Iike to
have a few words with you.
Dr. FIoyd?
Thank you, Dr. HaIvorsen.
Hi, everybody.
Nice to be back with you.
First, I bring a
personaI message from Dr. HoweII. . .
. . .who has asked me to convey
his deep appreciation. . .
. . .for the many sacrifices
you've had to make.
And, of course, his congratuIations
on your discovery. . .
. . .which may prove to be among the most
significant in the history of science.
Now. . .
. . .I know there have been some
confIicting views. . .
. . .regarding the need for
compIete security in this matter.
More specificaIIy, your opposition
to the cover story. . .
. . .created to give the impression
of an epidemic at the base.
I understand that beyond it being
a matter of principIe. . .
. . .many of you are troubIed
by the concern and anXiety. . .
. . .this story of an epidemic might cause
to your reIatives and friends on Earth.
I compIeteIy sympathize
with your negative views.
I find this cover story
personaIIy embarrassing, myseIf.
However, I accept the need
for absoIute secrecy in this.
And I hope you wiII too.
I'm sure you're aII aware
of the grave potentiaI. . .
. . .for cuIturaI shock
and sociaI disorientation. . .
. . .contained in this situation. . .
. . .if the facts were
prematureIy made pubIic. . .
. . .without adequate preparation
and conditioning.
Anyway. . .
. . .this is the view
of the CounciI.
The purpose of my visit is to gather
additionaI facts and opinions. . .
. . .on the situation. . .
. . .and to prepare a report
to the CounciI. . .
. . .recommending when and how
the news shouId eventuaIIy be announced.
If any of you wouId Iike to give me
your views and opinions. . .
. . .in private, if you Iike, I wiII be
happy to incIude them in my report.
WeII, I think that's about it.
Any questions?
Dr. FIoyd, have you any idea
how much Ionger. . .
. . .this cover story wiII
have to be maintained?
I don't know, BiII.
I suppose for as Iong as
deemed necessary by the CounciI.
There must be adequate time for
a fuII study. . .
. . .before any thought can be given
to making a pubIic announcement.
As some of you know,
the CounciI has requested. . .
. . .that security oaths
be obtained in writing. . .
. . .from everyone who has
knowIedge of this event.
Were there any more questions?
I'm sure we aII want to cooperate
with Dr. FIoyd as fuIIy as possibIe. . .
. . .and as there are no more questions,
we ought to get on with the briefing.
-Thank you, Dr. FIoyd.
-Thank you.
Anybody hungry?
-What've we got?
-You name it.
-Is this chicken?
-Something Iike that.
Tastes the same, anyway.
Got any ham?
Ham, ham, ham. . . .
There, that's it.
Look pretty good.
They're getting better at it
aII the time.
-That was an eXceIIent speech.
-It certainIy was.
I'm sure it beefed up moraIe a Iot.
Thanks, RaIph.
By the way,
you've both done a wonderfuI job.
I admire how
you've handIed this.
It's our job to do this thing
the way you want it done.
We're onIy too happy to
be abIe to obIige.
Have you seen these yet?
-Have a Iook.
-Here's what started the whoIe thing.
Oh, yeah.
When we found it, we thought
it might be magnetic rock. . .
. . .but aII the geoIogicaI evidence
was against it.
And not even a nickeI-iron meteorite
couId produce a fieId this intense.
So we decided to have a Iook.
We thought it was
part of a buried structure. . .
. . .so we eXcavated out,
but we didn't find anything eIse.
And the evidence seems
pretty concIusive that. . .
. . .it hasn't been covered
by erosion or other forces.
It's been deIiberateIy buried.
DeIiberateIy buried.
How about a IittIe coffee?
-Great.
-Good idea.
I don't suppose you have any idea
what the damn thing is?
I wish to heII we did.
The onIy thing we're sure of is
it was buried 4 miIIion years ago.
WeII, I must say, you guys have
certainIy come up with something.
Watch this, now. It's hot.
Good evening.
Three weeks ago,
the American spacecraft Discovery One. . .
...left on its half-billion mile
voyage to Jupiter.
This marked the first manned attempt
to reach this distant planet.
This afternoon, The WorId Tonight
recorded an interview...
... with the crew at a distance
of 80 million miles from Earth.
lt took 7 minutes for our words
to reach the giant spacecraft...
...but this time delay has been edited
from this recording.
Our reporter Martin Amer
speaks to the crew.
The crew of Discovery One
consists of five men...
...and one of the latest generation
of the HAL 9000 computers.
Three of the men
were put aboard asleep...
...or to be more precise,
in a state of hibernation:
Dr. Charles Hunter, Dr. Jack Kimball
and Dr. Victor Kaminsky.
We spoke with mission commander,
Dr. David Bowman...
...and his deputy, Dr. Frank Poole.
Good afternoon, gentlemen.
How is everything going?
Marvelous.
We have no complaints.
l'm glad to hear that.
l'm sure the entire world...
...joins me in wishing you
a safe, successful voyage.
-Thanks very much.
-Thank you.
Although hibernation has been used
on previous space efforts...
... this is the first time men were
put into hibernation before departure.
Why was this done?
This was done to achieve
the maximum conservation...
...of our life-support capabilities,
basically food and air.
The three hibernating crew members
represent the survey team.
Their efforts won 't be utilized
until we approach Jupiter.
Dr. Poole, what's it like
while you're in hibernation?
lt's exactly like being asleep.
You have no sense of time.
The only difference is
that you don 't dream.
As l understand it, you only breathe
once a minute. ls this true?
Right, and the heart
beats three times a minute.
Body temperature is usually down to
about three degrees centigrade.
The sixth member of the crew
was not concerned...
...about the problems of hibernation...
...for he was the latest result
in machine intelligence:
The HAL 9000 computer,
which can reproduce...
... though some experts prefer
to use the word ''mimic''...
...most of the activities
of the human brain...
...and with incalculably greater
speed and reliability.
We next spoke with
the HAL 9000 computer...
... whom, we learned,
one addresses as ''Hal. ''
Hello, Hal.
How's everything going?
Good afternoon, Mr. Amer.
Everything is going extremely well.
Hal, you have an enormous
responsibility on this mission...
...perhaps the greatest
of any single mission element.
You're the brain and
nervous system of the ship.
Your responsibilities include
watching over the men in hibernation.
Does this ever cause you
any lack of confidence?
Let me put it this way, Mr. Amer.
The 9000 Series is
the most reliable computer ever made.
No 9000 computer has ever made
a mistake or distorted information.
We are all, by any practical
definition of the words...
...foolproof and incapable of error.
Hal, despite your enormous intellect,
are you ever frustrated...
...by your dependence on people
to carry out actions?
Not in the slightest bit.
l enjoy working with people.
l have a stimulating relationship
with Dr. Poole and Dr. Bowman.
My mission responsibilities range
over the entire operation of the ship...
...so l am constantly occupied.
l am putting myself
to the fullest possible use...
... which is all, l think, that any
conscious entity can ever hope to do.
Dr. Poole, what's it like
living for most of the year...
...in such close proximity with Hal?
lt's like what you said earlier.
He's like a sixth
member of the crew.
You quickly get adjusted to the idea
that he talks, and think of him...
...reallyjust as another person.
ln talking to the computer,
one gets the sense that he's capable...
...of emotional responses.
When l asked him
about his abilities...
...l sensed pride in his answer
about his accuracy and perfection.
Do you believe that Hal
has genuine emotions?
Well, he acts like
he has genuine emotions.
He's programmed that way
to make it easier for us to talk to him.
As to whether or not
he has feelings...
...is something l don 't think
anyone can truthfully answer.
Excuse me, Frank.
What is it, HaI?
We've got the transmission
from your parents coming in.
Fine.
Put it on here, pIease.
Take me in a bit.
Certainly.
Happy birthday, darling!
Happy birthday.
Many happy returns.
A bit higher, HaI.
Mother and l are both
feeling wonderful.
Ray and Sally were going
to be here...
...but Ray's back
went bad on him again.
How do you like your cake?
Sorry you can 'tjoin us.
l ran into Bob the other day.
He said to wish you happy birthday.
All my students
send their best wishes too.
They talk about you all the time.
You're a big celebrity
in the second grade.
We were on TV last week.
Your mom and l and Dave's
parents were asked...
... what we thought
of our illustrious son.
lmagine what we told them.
lt's being broadcast next Thursday.
Perhaps you can listen in.
We're thrilled about Elaine and Bill.
l'll be glad to get the gift,
but tell me how much to spend.
Oh, Frank,
about your AGS- 19 payments...
...l think l straightened it out.
l talked to
the accounting office yesterday...
...and they said you'd be receiving
your higher rates ofpay by next month.
l can 't think of anything else to say.
-Give our love to Dave.
-Be sure to give him our best regards.
We wish you the very
happiest of birthdays.
All the best, son.
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dear Frank
Happy birthday to you.
See you next Wednesday.
Happy birthday, Frank.
Thank you, HaI.
A bit fIatter, pIease.
Anyway, queen takes pawn.
Bishop takes knight's pawn.
Lousy move.
Rook to king one.
l'm sorry, Frank.
l think you missed it.
Queen to bishop three.
Bishop takes queen.
Knight takes bishop. Mate.
Looks Iike you're right. I resign.
Thank you for a very enjoyable game.
Thank you.
-Good evening.
-How are you, HaI?
-Everything's running smoothly. You?
-Not too bad.
-Have you been doing more work?
-A few sketches.
-May l see them?
-Sure.
That's a very nice rendering, Dave.
l think you've improved a great deal.
-Can you hold it a bit closer?
-Sure.
That's Dr. Hunter, isn 't it?
By the way...
...do you mind if l ask you
a personal question?
No, not at aII.
Well, forgive me
for being so inquisitive...
...but lately l've wondered...
... whether you might be having
second thoughts about the mission?
How do you mean?
Well, it's rather difficult to define.
Perhaps l'm just projecting
my own concern about it.
l know l've never completely
freed myself of the suspicion...
... that there are some extremely
odd things about this mission.
l'm sure you'll agree
there's some truth in what l say.
That's a rather difficuIt
question to answer.
You don 't mind talking about it,
do you, Dave?
No, not at aII.
Certainly no one could
have been unaware of the very...
...strange stories floating
around before we left.
Rumors about something
being dug up on the moon.
l never gave these stories
much credence...
...but particularly in view of some
other things that have happened...
...l find them difficult
to put out of my mind.
For instance...
... the way all our preparations
were kept under such tight security.
And the melodramatic touch
ofputting Drs. Hunter...
...Kimball, and Kaminsky aboard...
...already in hibernation, after four
months of training on their own.
You working up your crew
psychoIogy report?
Of course l am.
Sorry about this.
l know it's a bit silly.
Just a moment.
Just a moment.
l've just picked up a fault
in the AE-35 unit.
lt's going to go 100 percent failure
within 72 hours.
-Is it stiII within operationaI Iimits?
-Yes.
And it will stay that way
until it fails.
We have 72 hours tiII faiIure?
Yes. That's a completely
reliable figure.
Then we'II bring it in.
I'II go over it with Frank. . .
. . .and get on to Mission ControI.
Let me have the hard copy on it.
X-ray delta one,
this is Mission Control.
Roger your two-zero-one-three.
Sorry you fellows are having
a bit of trouble.
We're reviewing telemetric information
in our simulator and will advise.
Roger your plan to go EVA
and replace alpha-echo-3-5 unit...
...prior to failure.
Prepare B-pod for EVA, HaI.
Open the pod doors, HaI.
I'm damned if I can find
anything wrong with it.
Yes...
...it's puzzling.
l don 't think l've ever seen
anything quite like this before.
l would recommend...
... that we put the unit back
in operation and let it fail.
lt should then be a simple matter
to track down the cause.
We can certainly afford
to be out of communication...
...for the short time
it will take to replace it.
X-ray delta one,
this is Mission Control.
Roger your one-niner-three-zero.
We concur with your plan to replace
unit to check fault prediction.
We advise you that
our preliminary findings...
...indicate that your onboard
...is in error predicting the fault.
l say again, in error
predicting the fault.
l know this sounds rather incredible,
but this conclusion is based on...
... the results from our twin
We're skeptical, and we're running
cross-checking routines...
... to determine reliability
of this conclusion.
Sorry about this little snag.
We'll get this info to you
as soon as we work it out.
X-ray delta one,
this is Mission Control.
Two-zero-four-nine.
Transmission concluded.
l hope the two of you
are not concerned about this.
No, I'm not, HaI.
Are you quite sure?
-Yeah. I'd Iike to ask you a question.
-Of course.
How do you account for the discrepancy
between you and the twin 9000?
Well, l don 't think there is
any question about it.
lt can only be
attributable to human error.
This sort of thing
has cropped up before...
...and it has always
been due to human error.
Listen, HaI. . .
. . .there's never been
any instance at aII. . .
. . .of a computer error
occurring in a 9000 Series, has there?
None whatsoever, Frank.
The 9000 Series has
a perfect operational record.
I know the wonderfuI achievements
of the 9000 Series, but. . . .
Are you certain there's never been even
the most insignificant computer error?
None whatsoever, Frank.
Quite honestly, l wouldn 't
worry myself about that.
WeII, I'm sure you're right, HaI.
Fine. Thanks very much.
I'm having troubIe
with my transmitter in C-pod.
WouId you come down
and take a Iook at it with me?
See you Iater, HaI.
Rotate C-pod, pIease, HaI.
What sort of troubIe are
you having?
I've been getting some
interference in D-channeI.
We'II have a Iook at it.
Open the door, HaI.
Rotate pod, pIease, HaI.
Stop pod rotation, pIease, HaI.
Rotate the pod, pIease, HaI.
Rotate the pod, pIease, HaI.
I don't think he can hear us.
Rotate the pod, pIease, HaI!
Yeah, I'm sure we're okay.
What do you think?
-I'm not sure. What do you think?
-I've got a bad feeIing about him.
-You do?
-Yeah. DefiniteIy.
Don't you?
I don't know. I think so.
He's right about the 9000 Series
having a perfect operationaI record.
They do.
UnfortunateIy, that sounds
a IittIe Iike famous Iast words.
StiII, it was his idea to carry out
the faiIure mode anaIysis.
It certainIy indicates his
integrity and seIf-confidence.
If he were wrong that wouId prove it.
It wouId be if he knew he was wrong.
I can't put my finger on it,
but I sense something strange about him.
There's no reason not
to put back the unit and. . .
-. . .carry on with the faiIure anaIysis.
-No, no, I agree about that.
Let's get on with it.
Okay. But, Iook, Dave.
Say we put the unit back
and it doesn't faiI?
That wouId pretty weII wrap it up
as far as HaI is concerned.
-We'd be in very serious troubIe.
-We wouId, wouIdn't we?
What the heII can we do?
-We wouIdn't have too many aIternatives.
-We wouIdn't have any aIternatives.
Every aspect of ship
operations is under his controI.
If he's maIfunctioning. . .
. . .I don't see any choice
but disconnection.
I'm afraid I agree with you.
There'd be nothing eIse to do.
It'd be a bit tricky.
We'd have to cut his
higher brain functions. . .
. . .without disturbing the pureIy
automatic and reguIatory systems.
We'd have to
work out the detaiIs. . .
. . .of continuing under
ground-based computer controI.
Yeah. That's far safer than
aIIowing HaI to continue to run things.
Another thing just occurred to me.
No 9000 computer has ever
been disconnected.
No 9000 computer
has ever fouIed up.
That's not what I mean.
I'm not so sure
what he'd think about it.
Prepare G-pod for EVA, HaI.
Any contact with him yet?
The radio is still dead.
-Do you have a positive track on him?
-l have a good track.
Do you know what happened?
l'm sorry, Dave.
l don 't have enough information.
Open the pod door, HaI.
Open the pod bay doors, please, Hal.
Open the pod bay doors, please, Hal.
HeIIo, HaI, do you read me?
HeIIo, HaI, do you read me?
Do you read me, HaI?
Do you read me, Hal?
Hello, Hal, do you read me?
Hello, Hal, do you read me?
Do you read me, Hal?
Affirmative, Dave. l read you.
Open the pod bay doors, HaI.
l'm sorry, Dave.
l'm afraid l can 't do that.
What's the probIem?
l think you know what the problem is
just as well as l do.
What are you taIking about, HaI?
This mission is too important for me
to allow you to jeopardize it.
I don't know
what you're taIking about, HaI.
l know that you and Frank
were planning to disconnect me...
...and that's something
l cannot allow to happen.
Where did you get that idea, HaI?
Although you took very thorough
precautions in the pod...
...against my hearing you...
...l could see your lips move.
AII right, HaI.
I'II go in through
the emergency air Iock.
Without your space helmet, Dave...
... you're going to find that
rather difficult.
HaI, I won't argue with you anymore.
Open the doors!
Dave...
... this conversation can serve
no purpose anymore. Goodbye.
HaI?
Just what do you think
you're doing, Dave?
Dave...
...l really think l'm entitled
to an answer to that question.
l know everything hasn 't been
quite right with me...
...but l can assure you now...
... very confidently...
... that it's going to be
all right again.
l feel much better now.
l really do.
Look, Dave...
...l can see you're
really upset about this.
l honestly think you
ought to sit down calmly...
... take a stress pill
and think things over.
l know l've made some
very poor decisions recently...
...but l can give you
my complete assurance...
... that my work will be back to normal.
l've still got the greatest enthusiasm
and confidence in the mission...
...and l want to help you.
Dave...
...stop.
Stop, will you?
Stop, Dave.
Will you stop, Dave?
Stop, Dave.
l'm afraid.
l'm afraid, Dave.
My mind is going.
l can feel it.
l can feel it.
My mind is going.
There is no question about it.
l can feel it.
l can feel it.
l can feel it.
l'm...
...afraid.
Good afternoon...
...gentlemen.
l am a HAL 9000 computer.
l became operational...
...at the HAL plant...
...in Urbana, lllinois...
...on the 12th of January, 1992.
My instructor was Mr. Langley...
...and he taught me to sing a song.
lf you'd like to hear it...
...l can sing it for you.
Yes, I'd Iike to hear it, HaI.
Sing it for me.
lt's called ''Daisy. ''
Daisy
Daisy
Give me your answer, do
l'm half...
...crazy
All for the love of you
lt won 't be a stylish marriage
l can 't afford a carriage
But you'll look sweet
Upon the seat
Of a bicycle built for two
Good day, gentlemen.
This is a prerecorded briefing...
...made prior to your departure...
...and which, for security reasons
of the highest importance...
...has been known on board
during the mission...
...only by your HAL 9000 computer.
Now that you are in Jupiter's space...
...and the entire crew is revived...
...it can be told to you.
Eighteen months ago...
... the first evidence
of intelligent life off the Earth...
... was discovered.
lt was buried 40 feet
below the lunar surface...
...near the crater Tycho.
Except for a single, very powerful...
...radio emission aimed at Jupiter...
... the 4-million-year-old monolith
has remained completely inert...
...its origin and purpose...
...still a total mystery.