Gaia: Photos of Earth From Space Tourist Guy Laliberte

By Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com Assistant Managing Editor | July 2, 2011 05:22pm ET

Gaia Book Cover

Canadian space tourist Guy Laliberte, founder of Cirque du Soleil, paid his way to space aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in 2009. Two years later, he published a book called "Gaia" (Assouline, June 2011), of photos of Earth he took from the International Space Station.

Kazakhstan Desert Seen From Space

The desert of Kazakhstan, off the coast of the Caspian sea, as seen from the International Space Station by Guy Laliberte.

Mongolia Seen From Space

Space tourist Guy Laliberte snapped this photo of the western region of Mongolia, featuring Lake Har Us Nuur.

Turkey's Euphrates River

The Euphrates River winds through Turkey in this photo taken from the International Space Station by space tourist Guy Laliberte.

Chad, Africa From Space

The foot of the Emi Koussi volcano in Chad, photographed by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte.

Mexico From Space

The Gulf of California in Mexico is visible from the International Space Station, where space tourist Guy Laliberte looked down and shot this photo.

Mingus Mountain in Arizona

Arizona, near Mingus Mountain, as seen from space by Guy Laliberte, from his new book "Gaia."

Tibet From Space

Tibet's Lake Duli Shihu is seen in this photo from space by Guy Laliberte.

Sliver of Earth From Space

The elusive sliver of light from a shadowed Earth is one of space tourist Guy Laliberte's most prized photos among those he took from the International Space Station in 2009.

Acrobat, Astronauts To Return To Earth

Spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte is pictured in the Unity node of the International Space Station Oct. 5.

Space Clown to Lighten Mood In Orbit

Guy Laliberte clowns around during training for his space tourist flight to the International Space Station.

Acrobat Space Tourist Rockets Into Orbit

The Soyuz TMA-16 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying Canadian space tourist Guy Laliberte and professional spaceflyers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev.

Author Bio

Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com Assistant Managing Editor: Clara has been SPACE.com's Assistant Managing Editor since 2011, and has been writing for SPACE.com and LiveScience since 2008. Clara has a bachelor's degree in astronomy and physics from Wesleyan University, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. To find out what her latest project is, you can follow Clara on Google+.; Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com Assistant Managing Editor on

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