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Space / Mir / Returning to Earth #438725

CNN Evening News for Sunday, Mar 04, 2001
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(Studio: Brian Nelson) Report introduced.

(No location given: Miles O'Brien) Plans to bring the Russian space station Mir back to earth and crash it into the Pacific Ocean reported. [Russian space chief Yuri KOPTEV(thru translator) - says exotic projects involving Mir have been nothing but talk.] [California millionaire Dennis TITO - says he is surprised the Russians had trouble finding money for Mir.] [MAN - says bringing Mir down could be dangerous.] [Cosmonaut Sergei KRIKELEV - says Mir had a good design.] [Astronaut Jerry LINENGER - says Mir could only be modified and repaired so many times.]

Reporter(s):
Nelson, Brian;
O'Brien, Miles
Duration:
00:04:20

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