| First name and last name | Mark Shuttleworth |
| Date of birth | 18.09.1973 |
| Nationality | ZAF |
| Status | Retired |
| Type of astronaut | Non-astronaut passenger |
| X | https://twitter.com/sabdfl |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth |
Mission:
Soyuz TM-34
Additional information Mark Shuttleworth
South African entrepreneur and space tourist who became the first citizen of an independent African country to travel to space. Shuttleworth founded Canonical Ltd. and as of 2013, provides leadership for the Ubuntu operating system. He currently lives on the Isle of Man and holds dual citizenship of South Africa and the United Kingdom. Born in Welkom in South Africa's Orange Free State as a son of a surgeon and of a nursery-school teacher, Shuttleworth attended school at Western Province Preparatory School (where he eventually became Head Boy in 1986), followed by one term at Rondebosch Boys' High School, and then at Bishops/Diocesan College (where he was Head Boy in 1991). Shuttleworth obtained a Bachelor of Business Science degree in Finance and Information Systems at the University of Cape Town, where he lived in Smuts Hall. As a student, he became involved in the installation of the first residential Internet connections at the university. Shuttleworth founded Thawte in 1995, which specialised in digital certificates and Internet security, and then sold it to VeriSign in December 1999, earning R 3.5 billion (about US$ 575 million at the time). In September 2000, Shuttleworth formed HBD Venture Capital (Here be Dragons), a business incubator and venture capital provider. In March 2004 he formed Canonical Ltd., for the promotion and commercial support of free software projects, especially the Ubuntu operating system. In December 2009, Shuttleworth stepped down as the CEO of Canonical, Ltd. (Source: Wikipedia) Bachelor of Business Science in business finance and information systems from the University of Cape Town, 1996; honorary doctorate by the University of Cape Town; multi-millionaire who is working in computer science and consulting business; founder of the Thawte Consulting; lives in London since 2001; he does have dual UK-RSA citizenship; hobbies: travel, technology, internet, science fiction. (Source: Spacefacts)
