You Won't Believe How Much These Famous Movie Props Sold For

Aries 1B Trans-Lunar Spherical Space Shuttle

Stanley Kubrick ordered that all of the miniatures from his film "2001: A Space Odyssey" be destroyed after the filming process so they couldn't be recycled by knock off directors. But, in 2015, this spherical shuttle was revealed to have survived the demolition process and was verified by Kubrick himself. 

A Hidden Gem 

For over 40 years, the model sat in the home of an art school teacher in Hertfordshire, England, the long time secret home base for Kubrick. The Aries 1B sold for $344,000 to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who are now displaying the model in a museum in Los Angeles. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.