knudsen@ihnss.UUCP (05/10/84)
I hate to bug a novel as good as 2010, but -- when Dave Bowman re-enters HAL the second time and tells HAL to re-orient the antenna and send the last message to Earth -- I thought that the antenna and its notorious AE-35 box had been removed and junked when the Russian ship was strapped on at the antenna mount. Hard to believe the dish would survive the mounting, the forces, the explosive charges at separation, and the Russians" rocket blast. Yeah, Clark didn't say they removed it, just seems kinda necessary. Watch and see how the movie screws this one up... mike k "...except Europa. That belongs to the V-Lizards."