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Yes, the larger model on the desk is similar in design to the XB-70 and may have been a concept model as a first stage for the Orion. Unfortunately we'll probably never know. That office has many very interesting things in it. On the shelf where you see the astronaut figures, there is also a model of the X-15!

I think the most bizarre thing is that along the front of the guy's desk there are seven lucite blocks with rocks in them. They look like lunar samples and are encased similar to samples that NASA has on display. Now recall that this scene was probably shot sometime in early 1966 or thereabouts, so this is over three years before the first real landing on the Moon with Apollo 11. If you also count the Apollo 13 flight that failed to land, there were seven landing missions during Apollo, and seven lucite cases on the Hilton guy's desk. I think this is proof positive that if Stanley Kubrick was not an alien himself, that he at least had access to a time machine! :-)))

(Maybe he was a friend of H.G. Wells.)

Michelle

I cheated since I have a really great enlargement of an edited scene that shows a close-up of the Hilton office.

Michelle

I just wanted to let people know on Scott's site that I have just done a major update on my web site concerning 2001. I have put in a page with photos of various displays over the years, as well as my 2001 Timeline, and copies of my large display boards. If anyone's interested, go to my main web page at: http://www.mach25media.com. On the right you'll see the words "2001: A Space Odyssey." Click that and the then sit back and enjoy.

If anyone see any typos or has any comments or suggestions, please let me know.

Also, on the Display Boards page, I put a copy of the shot Dennis Gilliam gave to me that shows a close up of the Hilton Space Station 5 office that was requested on this board a while back. Thanks for asking for this as it pushed me to do something I've been meaning to do on my site for a long time.

Take care,

Michelle