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To: long-gone who wrote (47011)1/12/2000 3:10:00 PM
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Mir.com...........

ULTIMATE VACATION: U.S. INVESTOR WANTS TO TURN RUSSIAN SPACE STATION INTO A RESORT!!

A reclusive American telecommunications tycoon is spending millions to renovate the Russian space station Mir, with plans to rent it to scientists, advertisers, even super-rich tourists searching for the ultimate vacation spot, it will be reported.

The DRUDGE REPORT has learned that KNIGHT RIDDER's Seth Borenstein has talked exclusively to a Washington-based venture capitalist who has spent $7 million to help save Mir and plans to spend another $14 million by the end of the month, when his company signs a lease for the 14-year-old station...

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"Independent experts, even usual skeptics, say the venture has a good shot at working," reports Borenstein. "But this could hurt NASA's plans for the international space station, as Russia may ditch its commitment to a joint mission in favor of the new group's cold hard cash."

Developing Wednesday night...

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