Billionaire clown Guy Laliberte, crew mates head for space station aboard Russian Soyuz craft

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A billionaire Canadian circus tycoon is on his way to the International Space Station.

Soyuz rocket, capsule taken to launch pad at Kazakh steppe for next mission to ISS

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — Workers at Russia’s manned space-launch facility lifted to the launch pad on Monday a rocket that is to send Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two astronauts to the International Space Station.

Billionaire clown Guy Laliberte boards Russian Soyuz craft for flight to space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — Billionaire entertainer Guy Laliberte has been greeted by a raucous crowds of friends and family during preparations for his Soyuz rocket trip to the International Space Station.

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