Mark Shuttleworth

Mark Shuttleworth
Shuttleworth in Dublin, 2011
Born
Mark Richard Shuttleworth

(1973-09-18) 18 September 1973
Welkom, Orange Free State, South Africa
Citizenship
  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom
OccupationEntrepreneur
Space career
Space Adventures Tourist
Time in space
9d 21h 25m
MissionsSoyuz TM-34/TM-33
Mission insignia
Websitewww.markshuttleworth.com Edit this at Wikidata

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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