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October 03, 2009

October 4 Marks Fifth Anniversary Of $10 Million Ansari X PRIZE

Contest Is Viewed As The Genesis Of Commercial Human Space Flight

On October 4, the X PRIZE Foundation will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the largest prize in history, the $10 Million Ansari X PRIZE -- won by the Mojave Aerospace Ventures team for the historic flights of SpaceShipOne, a spacecraft capable of carrying three people to 100 kilometers above the earth's surface twice in two weeks.

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Cirque du Soleil Founder Guy Laliberté Arrives At ISS

Space Adventures' Orbital Client Will Be Aboard The Station 10 Days

Being in microgravity would probably make all those amazing Cirque du Soleil stunts a LOT easier, but founder Guy Laliberté didn't take an entire troupe with him. He did, however, arrive safely at ISS Friday according to Space Adventures, who organized his expedition.

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