Charles Simonyi is a Hungarian-American computer software engineer, an early Microsoft executive who led development of Microsoft Word and Excel, who later became a private spaceflight participant. He paid for and flew two separate trips to the International Space Station, in 2007 and again in 2009, arranged through the Russian space agency and the company Space Adventures, making him the first private individual to fly to space twice.
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Defining ContributionLed development of Microsoft's first application software, including early Microsoft Office 2 Classification
Astronaut RoleSpaceflight Participant 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Hungary, nationality there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, nationality there.
Sources
1. Charles Simonyi (Wikipedia)
Simonyi flew to space twice as a private citizen, becoming the fifth space touristView the Source 2. Charles Simonyi - Wikipedia
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1948-09-10
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born September 10, 1948
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is a Hungarian-American software architect
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He led the development of Microsoft
View the SourceWikidata: Charles Simonyi
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