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It’s the running track from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Elon Musk teases what SpaceX’s running track will look like

[Photo: Flickr user Official SpaceX Photos]

BY Michael Grothaus

The eccentric billionaire posted a GIF on Twitter showing the running track scene from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. “Running track in @SpaceX BF Spaceship will look something like this,” Musk said.

Is Musk’s SpaceX actually working on a centrifugal device that would create an artificial gravity that would allow for such a track? It’s probably on a to-do list, but we wouldn’t expect it anytime soon. In the meantime, here’s a clip of such a device from 2001:

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Michael Grothaus is a novelist and author. He has written for Fast Company since 2013, where he's interviewed some of the tech industry’s most prominent leaders and writes about everything from Apple and artificial intelligence to the effects of technology on individuals and society. More


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