because he wanted to explore space
Mark Shuttleworth went to space on April 25, 2002, as a space tourist aboard the Russian Soyuz TM-34 mission to the International Space Station.
Mark Shuttleworth trained at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, before he went to space as a spaceflight participant on the Soyuz TM-34 mission to the International Space Station in 2002.
No, Mark Shuttleworth has not been to the moon. He is a South African entrepreneur who is known for being the second self-funded space tourist, traveling to the International Space Station in 2002 aboard a Russian spacecraft.
Only 28-years-old at the time of his journey ,Mark Shuttleworth had spent seven months of formal training for the mission at Star City in Russia and one week in Houston at the NASA Johnson Space Centre.
The first African in space was Mark Shuttleworth, a South African entrepreneur who flew aboard the Russian Soyuz TM-34 spacecraft in April 2002. His journey made him the first African to travel to space, where he spent eight days on the International Space Station (ISS) conducting scientific research. Shuttleworth's mission was notable not only for its significance in terms of representation but also for promoting space exploration in Africa.
Mark Shuttleworth was the nfirst South African man in Space
Mark Shuttleworth went to space on April 25, 2002, as a space tourist aboard the Russian Soyuz TM-34 mission to the International Space Station.
Mark Shuttleworth trained at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, before he went to space as a spaceflight participant on the Soyuz TM-34 mission to the International Space Station in 2002.
No, Mark Shuttleworth has not been to the moon. He is a South African entrepreneur who is known for being the second self-funded space tourist, traveling to the International Space Station in 2002 aboard a Russian spacecraft.
Mark Shuttleworth was born on September 18, 1973.
Mark Shuttleworth was born on September 18, 1973.
Only 28-years-old at the time of his journey ,Mark Shuttleworth had spent seven months of formal training for the mission at Star City in Russia and one week in Houston at the NASA Johnson Space Centre.
Mark Shuttleworth is 37 years old (birthdate: September 18, 1973).
The first South African space tourist was Mark Shuttleworth. He was the first from an African country to travel into space.
He simply didn't.. He was the 1st South African in space. He did not land on the moon though.
Well, here he is getting undressed in space ;)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yK8rTAt2tw...or did you mean something else?
Your question is a bit unspecific, but if youre asking for the top 10 IT personalities in the world, Mark Shuttleworth will definitely fit that description. Yes, Mark Shuttleworth the astronomer. He actually owns a range of IT companies also. That's where he got all the cash to build a space ship!