Black sharpening stone (bench stone), representing monolith in 2001 A Space Odyssey book and film; in original pink and black Sears Craftsman box; flown in space by astronaut Thomas D. Jones on Space Shuttle mission STS-98 in February 2001 on Atlantis. Stone has coarse and fine sides. Created by Eric Long Date Created 03/12/2018 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Keywords LITERATURE AND RESEARCH Rights and Restrictions Usage conditions apply
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