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Mark Shuttleworth
Mark Shuttleworth | |
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 Shuttleworth in Dublin, 2011 | |
| Born | Mark Richard Shuttleworth 18 September 1973 |
| Nationality | South African and British |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Space career | |
| Space Adventures Tourist | |
Time in space | 9d 21h 25m |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-34/TM-33 |
Mission insignia |   |
| Website | www |
Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African and British entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the development of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system.[1] In 2002, Shuttleworth became the first African to travel to space, doing so as a space tourist.[2][3][4] He lives on the Isle of Man and holds dual citizenship from South Africa and the United Kingdom.[5][6] According to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2020, Shuttleworth is worth an estimated £500 million.[7]
- ^ "Canonical". Canonical Ltd. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Nasa makes space tourism U-turn". BBC News Online. 12 December 2001. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
approval to plans to make the South African internet millionaire Mark Shuttleworth
- ^ "Space tourist lifts off". BBC News Online. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
South African internet millionaire Mark Shuttleworth is heading for a short stay
- ^ "International Space Station: Soyuz 3 Taxi Flight Crew: Mark Richard Shuttleworth". 4 April 2004. Archived from the original on 4 February 2002. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
Mark was born on 18 September 1973 in mining town Welkom, in South Africa's Free State province
- ^ Leake, Jonathan; Swinford, Steven (19 July 2009). "It's blast-off Britain as ban on space flight ends". The Sunday Times. London. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
Mark Shuttleworth, a South African entrepreneur with dual British nationality, took a different route, paying £12m for Russia ...
- ^ "Mark Shuttleworth – Contact Details". Mark Shuttleworth. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Times, The Sunday. "Rich List 2020: Profiles 201‑300=". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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