US billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi (C) and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov (R) rest in charis shortly after landing in the Souyz TMA-13 space capsule about 136 km (80 miles) northeast of the Kazakh town Dzhezkazgan on April 8, 2009. The capsule carrying a Russian-American crew, safely returned to Earth along with a U.S. billionaire whose the second paid voyage to the international space station ended with a landing on the Kazakh steppe. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

US billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi (C) and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov (R) rest in charis shortly after landing in the Souyz TMA-13 space capsule about 136 km (80 miles) northeast of the Kazakh town Dzhezkazgan on April 8, 2009. The capsule carrying a Russian-American crew, safely returned to Earth along with a U.S. billionaire whose the second paid voyage to the international space station ended with a landing on the Kazakh steppe.

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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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