the first african in space
the crew
Loud and clear
Mark, wearing a Bafana Bafana jersey, speaks to South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki during a live video satellite link-up from the International Space Station to the Free State Rugby Stadium in Bloemfontein. To his right is Russian flight commander Yuri Gidzenko.
Loud and clear
Free falling
Free falling
Just hangin' around
Just hangin' around
All abuzz
All abuzz
Eye on the Sky
Eye on the Sky
Loud and clear
Loud and clear
Who's there?
Who's there?
Formal approval
Formal approval
National Pride
National Pride
Home is where the heart is
Home is where the heart is
Buzz of excitement
Buzz of excitement
Audio-visual treat
Audio-visual treat
Hip to be there!
Hip to be there!
Good sports
Good sports
A special moment
A special moment
Over to you
Over to you
On cloud nine
On cloud nine
Ground force
Ground force
Russian sunshine
Russian sunshine
   
Landing Countdown to 05:51 05 May

Landing Complete!

The Team
Mark Shuttleworth
Dale Cupido
Karen Sharwood
Lara Keytel
Danie Barry
Freddy Khan
Vaughan Oosthuizen
Ravi Naidoo
Vuyo Dwane
Richard Mills
Nicolette Cronje
Wayne Derman
Peter Ribton
photo of the day gallery
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black sea training
bolshoi unsorted gallery
star city
russian sights
people
medical testing
space technology
international space station
winter survival training
crew photographs
science
photo of the day gallery
touchdown!
before the launch
Gallery Highlights

Church of Jesus Christ

Zero-G Heart Rate Data

Next-generation Soyuz TMA Cockpit

Mig-25 Afterburners