Mark Shuttleworth's journeys into the future: From space to software

The conversation between space cadet and world leader had a simple purpose: To make an ill teenager happy.

That's how South African space tourist and software entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth remembers the day he spoke to Nelson Mandela, the hero of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle, who

"He brought a little girl with him who was very ill, it was such a classic Mandela move," Shuttleworth told CNN during tech conferenceLeWeb, being held in Paris."Lots of people wanted to be on the phone with a space cadet and I get the impression that for many of them it was about the spotlight being on them, whereas for Madiba (Mandela's tribal name) the most wonderful thing for him was about making this little girl's wish come true."