Curious to know how training for Guy Laliberté’s poetic mission into space is going? Canada’s Sun-Times checks in with the Cosmonaut-in-training in Star City, Russia:
- MOSCOW — With only 33 days left before he blasts into space, Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte is in the final intensive stages of becoming a cosmonaut in Star City, the Russian space program’s training facility. Since May 10, the billionaire Quebec businessman has been living at this former military base located 32 km outside of Moscow. With the launch set for September 30, the training now dominates his every waking hour.
“On average, I’ve slept four or five hours a night since I got here,” said the smiling 49-year-old, who still manages to look upbeat and in shape despite the lack of shuteye.
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{ SOURCE: Owen Sound Sun-Times }
