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Montreal billionnaire , 7th space tourist, plans world artistic event to save water

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Montreal billionaire , founder of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberte

Montreal billionaire , founder of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberte

The first ever widely acknowledged artistic performance from space will be broadcast from the International Space Station on Oct. 9.

Orchestrated by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, who is set to launch to the station as a space tourist Sept. 30, the event will feature artists performing from 14 cities around the world, as well as Laliberte broadcasting from space.

Laliberte described the event, called “Moving Stars and Earth for Water,” as a “poetic social mission” to communicate the importance water has for the planet and its people.

Scientists have warned that water shortages rank with energy and food issues around the globe as top governmental issues now and in the future.

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