U.S. entrepeneur Charles Simonyi (L), U.S. astronaut Mike Fincke (2nd R) and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov (seated, 3rd R) rest after returning safely from the International Space Station (ISS) in a Russian Souyz TMA-13 space capsule, in the Kazakh steppe, some 136 km (84.5 miles) north-east of the Kazakh town of Dzhezkazgan, April 8, 2009. Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

U.S. entrepeneur Charles Simonyi (L), U.S. astronaut Mike Fincke (2nd R) and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov (seated, 3rd R) rest after returning safely from the International Space Station (ISS) in a Russian Souyz TMA-13 space capsule, in the Kazakh steppe, some 136 km (84.5 miles) north-east of the Kazakh town of Dzhezkazgan, April 8, 2009.

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  1. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - U.S. entrepreneur Charles Simonyi undergoes a training session on a rotating chair in the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 18, 2009. U.S. software mogul Simonyi plans to make history this month by becoming the first tourist to travel to space twice.

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  1. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - U.S. entrepreneur Charles Simonyi undergoes a training session on a rotating chair in the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 18, 2009. U.S. software mogul Simonyi plans to make history this month by becoming the first tourist to travel to space twice.
  2. Canadian billionaire Quebec-born philanthropist Guy Laliberte, is seen before the final preflight practical examination in a mock-up of a Soyuz TMA space craft at Russian Space Training Center in Star City outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. Quebec-born philanthropist Guy Laliberte departs for the international space station Sept. 30 . Laliberte paid $35 million for a seat on the Soyuz rocket, the same price as Charles Simonyi, the station's previous guest. He will likely be among the last private visitors to the space station for a few years as NASA retires its shuttle program and turns to the Russian Space Agency to ferry U.S. astronauts to the space station, crowding out places for tourists.
  3. Canadian billionaire philanthropist Guy Laliberte waves before the final test in a mock-up of the Zvezda and Zarya training module in Star City outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. The Canadian billionaire who founded Cirque du Soleil wants to turn cosmonauts into clowns when he blasts into space this month. Quebec-born philanthropist Guy Laliberte departs for the international space station Sept. 30 . Laliberte paid $35 million for a seat on the Soyuz rocket, the same price as Charles Simonyi, the station's previous guest. He will likely be among the last private visitors to the space station for a few years as NASA retires its shuttle program and turns to the Russian Space Agency to ferry U.S. astronauts to the space station, crowding out places for tourists.

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