Cirque Du Soleil founder to become first Canadian space tourist

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Cirque du soleil founder to become first Canadian space tourist
Last Updated: Thursday, June 4, 2009 | 11:13 AM ET

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Cirque du soleil founder Guy Laliberté will be blasting into space on Sept. 30 as the seventh private citizen to travel to the International Space Station.

The world-renowned circus said in a statement Thursday morning that Laliberté will soar into orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

He will be accompanied by a Russian cosmonaut and an American astronaut and is scheduled to spend 12 days at the station.

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Laliberté said he hopes to use his trip to space to raise awareness about the need for clean water around the world. Laliberté founded the One Drop Foundation two years ago to help make safe water accessible around the world.

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