Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Abridged Biography Mark Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973 in Welkom , Free State, is a South African entrepreneur. He also was the first African in space, as well as the second space tourist. Mark Shuttleworth studied Finance and Information Systems at the University of Cape Town. In 1995 he founded Thawte , specializing in internet security. He sold Thawte in 1999 to VeriSign. Shuttleworth then formed HBD , a venture-capital company, and the Shuttleworth Foundation , which funds educational projects in South Africa. On 25 April, 2002 Shuttleworth lifted-off aboard the Russian Soyuz TM-34 mission, traveling as space tourist for approximately $20 million US. Two days later the Soyuz spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station, where he spent 8 days, participating in experiments related to AIDS and genome research. On 5 May, he returned to Earth. In order to participate on the flight, Shuttleworth had to undergo one year of training and preparation, including seven months which he spent in Star City, Moscow. In 2004 he funded the development of Ubuntu Linux, a new open-source GNU/Linux-based operating system, via his company Canonical Ltd. Mark Shuttleworth currently (2004) lives in London. For more info visit www.firstafricaninspace.com ******************************************************************* The e-mail and attachments are confidential and intended only for selected recipients. If you have received it in error, you may not in any way disclose or rely on the contents. You may not keep, copy or distribute the e-mail. Should you receive it, immediately notify the sender of the error and delete the e-mail.Also note that this form of communication is not secure, it can be intercepted, and may not necessarily be free of errors and viruses in spite of reasonable efforts to secure this medium. ******************************************************************* -- Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 267.7.1 - Release 6/13/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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