askland on April 9th, 2010

Official Cirque Du Soleil TOTEM trailer. Opening May 2010. TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations. TOTEM retrace le périple fascinant de lespèce humaine, [...]

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askland on October 6th, 2009

A Soyuz spacecraft has brought Canadian circus tycoon and space tourist Guy Laliberte to the International Space Station. The current ISS team welcomed the unusual passenger along with Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev and American astronaut Jeffrey Williams. Laliberte says he is going to create a festive mood in orbit and amuse his crew mates – [...]

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askland on September 28th, 2009

Canadian billionaire Quebec-born philanthropist Guy Laliberte, jokes as he puts on a clown nose as he speaks through the glass wall with his family and friends at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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askland on July 23rd, 2009

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A former stiltwalker and fire-eater stole NASA’s show Thursday, saying he’ll be “like a kid in a candy store” experimenting with zero-gravity tricks on his upcoming tourist trip to the international space station.

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askland on June 3rd, 2009

The Canadian Press MONTREAL — 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 [...]

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