Mir may become space hotel

Walt Anderson, 46, a US-based venture capitalist who has made a fortune through telecommunications companies told the San Jose Mercury News on Thursday, “Mir, which was about to be thrown away, was a huge opportunity. Yes, it’s old and yes, it has a few problems. Yet any old building has that. You don’t tear down an old building because it has a few heating and air-conditioning problems. You renovate it.” Launch: 11 Feb 2000, 11:30 a.m., CST.