HTTP:: Space Tourist Broadcasts Environmental Message
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Guy Laliberte, the founder of the internationally renowned circus troupe Cirque du Soleil, broadcast his environmental message from aboard the ISS yesterday night, the peak of his activities on the station, before setting off to Earth again today. The show was transmitted live on Onedrop.org and AOL.com, as the billionaire space tourist attempted to raise international public awareness on water issues affecting millions around the world. Laliberte said that being on the International Space Station granted him the possibility of benefiting from more media attention than it would have been possible on Earth, in addition to fulfilling one of his childhood dreams, Space reports. “I'm very proud today to say that we have a fantastic event. This artistic mission permits me to raise awareness for the water issue,†he said before launching to the space lab on September 30, aboard the Russian-built Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule. “It's going to be a celebrity event â€" between U!
2 and Al Gore and all the folks that are going to be talking, it's going to be really interesting,†Eric Anderson said on Thursday. He is the CEO of Space Adventures, a company that mediates agreements between rich individuals and the Russian space agency, RosCosmos, for seats on the Soyuz capsules. Laliberte is t...
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