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Mark Shuttleworth
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South African entrepreneur; second self-funded visitor to the International Space Station
Mark Shuttleworth is a South African entrepreneur who became the second person to privately fund his own trip to the International Space Station. His spaceflight and business ventures have made him a notable figure in both the commercial space industry and technology entrepreneurship.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mark
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Welkom
- Employer
- Thawte Consulting
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Official website
- www.markshuttleworth.com
- Image
- Markshuttleworth-dublin-20101116.jpg
- Residence
- Isle of Man
- Significant event
- spaceflight
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- name in native language
- Mark Shuttleworth
- Commons category
- Mark Shuttleworth
- P450
- Soyuz TM-33
- date of birth
- 1973-09-18
- time in space
- 14245
- name in kana
- マーク・シャトルワース
- social media followers
- 4895
- nickname
- Afronaut.
- short name
- Mark Shuttleworth
- birth name
- Mark Shuttleworth santillan
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Encyclopedic overview
Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African and British entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the Linux operating system variant Ubuntu. In 2002, Shuttleworth became the first African to travel to space, doing so as a space tourist. He holds dual citizenship from South Africa and the United Kingdom. In 2020, the Sunday Times Rich List estimated Shuttleworth's net worth to be £500 million.
Early life
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