On the recordJuly 24, 1997
everybody knows that I am sort of a Johnny-one-note on the space station. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record an article that appeared in this morning's Washington Post, the headline of which is ``Russia Wonders If Manned Flight Is Worth Cost.'' One of the reasons I wanted to put it in the Record is because it echoes precisely what I said on the floor, in spades, 2 days ago. Debate over the future of Mir has ignited a finger-pointing spree in newspapers over who is to blame for a recent series of mishaps including a fire, a collision with a supply craft and the erroneous disconnection of a computer system that threw Mir out of position and drained much of its power. The central issue of the controversy here is one that also surfaces from time to time in the United States: What price manned space travel, especially when compared with unmanned expeditions?
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