05-08-2001, 09:12 PM
From CNN:
California financier Dennis Tito showed both sentimentality and flashes of
anger Tuesday as he reflected on his six days on the international space
station and the U.S. space agency's bitter reaction to his trip.
The most profound moment for him was when he spoke to his children on Earth
over what he called a ham radio link, Tito said, choking up. While he
objected to being called a "space tourist," he was resigned to the term
being applied to him.
California financier Dennis Tito showed both sentimentality and flashes of
anger Tuesday as he reflected on his six days on the international space
station and the U.S. space agency's bitter reaction to his trip.
The most profound moment for him was when he spoke to his children on Earth
over what he called a ham radio link, Tito said, choking up. While he
objected to being called a "space tourist," he was resigned to the term
being applied to him.