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Guy Lalibert, Space Tourist

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
June 3, 2009

Keith’s 2 June 5:48 am note: Multiple sources report that the mystery Canadian entrepreneur who will fly aboard Soyuz TMA-16 crew this September is Guy Lalibert, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cirque du Soleil.
Guy Lalibert, WIkipedia
#562 Guy Laliberte, Forbes: Net Worth: $1.4 Billion
3 June Updates:
Cirque du soleil confirms founder Guy Laliberte space-bound in September, CP
“The Cirque du soleil has confirmed that founder Guy Laliberte will become Canada’s first space tourist when he blasts off on board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in September. The 49-year-old Laliberte, who is already in Moscow for Thursday’s official announcement, will also become the third Canadian to visit the International Space Station this year.”
Cirque du soleil founder going into space: report, CTV
“A website that covers NASA is reporting that Guy Laliberte, the founder of the Cirque du soleil, will visit the International Space Station this September. “NASA Watch,” which has no official links with the American space agency, says it has learned from multiple sources that Laliberte will fly into orbit aboard a Soyuz spacecraft.”
From stilt-walker to spacewalker, Toronto Star
“Multiple sources report that the mystery Canadian entrepreneur who will fly aboard Soyuz TMA-16 crew this September is Guy Laliberte,” wrote space journalist Keith Cowing on his closely followed blog, NASA Watch.

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