In 2010, a joint American-Soviet space mission is sent to investigate the mysterious monolith discovered on Jupiter in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. As the crew members uncover the truth behind the monolith's purpose and its effects on Jupiter and Earth, they experience a race against time to prevent a catastrophic event and unlock the secrets of the universe.
In 2001: A Space Odyssey, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to investigate a mysterious artifact found buried beneath the Lunar surface. Manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000, the mission uncovers secrets about human evolution and the nature of the universe.