October 2, 2009 4:43 PM

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Russian spaceship docks with International Space Station

A Russian spaceship with two astronauts and one space tourist aboard has docked with the International Space Station – ISS. The space capsule, with the 21st ISS crew Russian and U.S. astronauts Maxim Surayev and Jeffrey Williams on board blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte, founder and CEO of the world-renowned acrobatic group Cirque du Soleil, joined the mission as world's seventh space tourist. It is reported that Laliberte spent around 50 million U.S. dollars for the trip, 15 million dollars more than his predecessor.

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