The ship traveling to Jupiter in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is Discovery One.
Discovery One carries astronauts David Bowman and Frank Poole, along with the hibernating members of the mission crew. Its onboard computer, HAL 9000, manages the spacecraft and becomes central to the film’s conflict when the mission develops a fatal crisis.
The ship’s name is sometimes confused with other spacecraft in the film. The Aries 1B is the space shuttle used earlier by Dr. Heywood Floyd, while Discovery One is the long-range vessel sent toward Jupiter. The distinction matters because the film’s plot moves through several different stages of space travel.
2001: A Space Odyssey was released in 1968 and was made with scientific adviser and science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke. The film’s spacecraft designs, miniature photography, and carefully choreographed motion helped establish a lasting visual standard for cinematic space travel.