- International Space Station
Canadian space tourist starts training for ISS mission
RIA Novosti
Guy Laliberte, the Canadian founder of entertainment company Cirque du Soleil, has started final preparations at Russia’s Star City space training center for a 12-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS).
Laliberte, 50, booked his $35-mln trip with the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos through the U.S. firm Space Adventures, and is set to travel to the ISS on September 30 on board the Russian Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft.
“For several months, Laliberte and his backup – American Barbara Barrett – will be trained to use a spacesuit and on-board means of personal hygiene, and will learn how to cook and eat in zero gravity,” Roscosmos said in a statement. “In addition, they will take a daily Russian language course.”
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