Mark Shuttleworth, the first African in space, is welcomed back to Cape
Town by a local flower seller during a parade through the city's
streets, June 10, 2002. Shuttleworth, who now lives in the United
Kingdom, recently spent 8 days aboard the international space station,
becoming the world's second paying space visitor after Dennis Tito of
the United States. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings REUTERS

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