Hal 9000 Socks
Description: A recreation of the badge worn by the crew aboard spacecraft Discovery One from the 1968 science fiction film 2001 A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick. This iconic badge appears in all acts of the film abreast the space suits of Moonwatcher, Dr. Heywood Floyd, Dr. David Bowman, and Dr. Frank Poole. HAL 9000.
Description: Mars’ settlements now number over half a dozen, making it the fastest-growing colony in the Solar System. With Terran shipping costs prohibitive, feeding the increasing Martian population using the planet’s own resources has become a vital industry with several specialist firms in fierce competition. Foremost among these is the Red Eden Exo-Farming Company. Like most of its rivals, Red Eden began with hydroponics, exploiting the water locked in the Martian permafrost. Whilst continuing to perfect these methods, however, the company soon established itself as a pioneer of nitrate-enrichment techniques which it has used to create large enclosed tracts of crop-bearing Martian Soil. Having worked on the red planet for nearly a century, ...
