Mark Shuttleworth
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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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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.
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