Cmdr. Tighe and Dr. Renoir, who will retain her maiden name, intend to remain on the station to supervise the repair work.
Fabio Bianco, founder and CEO of Trikon International, who is now living permanently aboard the orbital station, gave the bride away.
“This day marks a new beginning for Trikon and for the human race,” Bianco told reporters via videophone. “Our program to create a microorganism that will eliminate toxic wastes has restarted and I expect success within six months to a year.”
Bianco added, “We will save the whales that now face extinction. And we will save the human race, as well.”
—The Hartford Courant, 7 December 1998