[Starting December 26, Headline News Space Science and Technology Correspondent Allard Beutel looks at the technological vision put forth by Kubrick and co-screenwriter Sir Arthur Clarke. In a five-part series called,] 2001: A Space Prophecy, ... 2001.

We know there is going to be a schedule impact, ... We don't know what that's going to be yet.

We're not seeing tanks floating down the rivers. We're not seeing tanks cracked open.

The program is being logical and looking at what can be done.

All I can tell you is it that it will have an impact. But how much of an impact, we just don't know yet. We're in the early stages of trying to figure all that out.

We are looking at that — what can we do for people who had homes nearby, who want to work but don't have a home to go back to at night.

Overall, as a class, they will not be shuttle astronauts. They will be space station astronauts, testing and flying whatever is the new exploration vehicle.

We're still working to get in contact with our people.

We're getting into contact with people. We're trying to take a head count.