FUN WITH MAPS ISSUE 2026-054

By Steve Kovacs (Introduction by Chuck Gibson)

LOVELAND, OH (April 2, 2026) – This edition of Fun with Maps brings fiction into the reality of today’s space race.

Hal 9000

The Premiere of 2001: Space Odessey was released on April 2, 1968.

This science fiction film sheds some truth of today’s reality.  Super computing is here.  Much more than Hall 9000, the bad computer.  Chat GPT and their likes can create a trip for you or organize a school day.

Journey to the moon is not just for the movie.  In real life that happened in 1969 with Neil Armnstrong stepping on the moon.  Today Artemis II is on its way to circle the moon.

This Doppelmayr map of the moon is from 1737.

Steve Kovacs and his wife Theresa reside in Loveland, Ohio where they raised their two children. He is a passionate collector of antique maps. Visit his antique map boutique world-on-paper online. Watch for his daily feature Fun with Maps here on Loveland Beacon.