Billionaire clown Guy Laliberte, crew mates head for space station aboard Russian Soyuz craftBAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A billionaire Canadian circus tycoon is on his way to the International Space Station. Crews aboard Russian rockets join in decades-old rituals thought to bring luck before lift offMOSCOW — The launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket Wednesday that will carry Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other crew members to the International Space Station will be marked by rituals dating back to the pioneering Soviet space missions of the 1960s. Soyuz rocket, capsule taken to launch pad at Kazakh steppe for next mission to ISSBAIKONUR, 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. A glance at the colorful few who have taken the ultimate vacation, in spaceAs Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte prepares for his trip to the International Space Station, here’s a look at the colorful men and one woman who have purchased seats on Russian space flights. |