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Mark Shuttleworth

Mark Shuttleworth. The First South African in Space. Pic courtesy First African In Space site. Who is Mark Shuttleworth. Mark is a South African who designed a secure system of transferring money via internet. He sold his invention and became a billionaire He is only 26

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Mark Shuttleworth

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  1. Mark Shuttleworth The First South African in Space Pic courtesy First African In Space site Grade 7 Group 4 - April 2002

  2. Who is Mark Shuttleworth • Mark is a South African who designed a secure system of transferring money via internet. • He sold his invention and became a billionaire • He is only 26 • He has always wanted to go into space Grade 7 Group 4 - April 2002

  3. His work in space • Mark is called a space tourist, but this is not strictly correct • He will be carrying out scientific research while on the International Space Station • He will blast off on Thursday 24th April on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft Grade 7 Group 4 - April 2002

  4. Thursday, April 24 • Mark blasted off from the Gagarin space station near Baikonir, Kazakstan this morning at 12:26 Kazakhstan time (08:26 South African time). • Yuri Gidzenko and Robert Vittori are the two professional cosmonauts on the trip. • The launch went off without incident Grade 7 Group 4 - April 2002

  5. Thursday, 25 April 2002 • The cosmonauts will carry out general checks and maintenance while they find their space feet • On Saturday they will dock with the ISS and transfer to it The launch from KazakstanPic courtesy of MWeb site Grade 7 Group 4 - April 2002

  6. Friday 26 April – Day 2 • The cosmonauts are busy finalising their arrangements for docking with the ISS tomorrow • Mark is adjusting well to weightlessness The Soyuz cockpit – pic courtesy of FAIS site Grade 7 Group 4 - April 2002

  7. Saturday April 27 – Day 3 • The Soyuz and the ISS docked successfully between 07.57 and GMT 09.20 GMT • Mark and his fellows joined with Commander Yury Onufrienko and Flight Engineers Carl Walz and Dan Bursch A picture of the ISS – courtesy FAIS site Grade 7 Group 4 - April 2002

  8. Sunday April 28 – Day 4 • Mark has begun his experiments • Embryo and stem cell growth in zero gravity with Dr Barry of Stellenbosch • Effect of weightlessness on the body with Karen Sharwood of UCT • Free living energy expenditure with Lara Keytel of UCT • Photographs of various earth locations Grade 7 Group 4 - April 2002

  9. Monday April 29 – Day 5 • Mark spoke to pupils via ham radio, answering questions about life on the ISS • The ISS passed over East London at 19h20, but it was too overcast for us to see him A picture of Mark courtesy FAIS site Grade 7 Group 4 - April 2002

  10. Tuesday April 30 – Day 6 • Marks experiments are progressing well • He is taking off an hour a day to enjoy the view of Earth • He is exercising daily as part of his research for UCT The launch and Mark in spaceWith permission FAIS site Grade 7 Group 4 - April 2002

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