Mohri says space exploration worth risks

Mohri says space exploration worth risks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (2nd from L), flanked by other veterans of space, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 19 to announce a world astronaut conference to be held in Tokyo in October. He said space exploration should still go ahead despite the dangers shown by the Feb. 1 disintegration of the U.S. space shuttle Columbia which killed the seven crew members on board.

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