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Marc Garneau

Canada

Marc Garneau is a Canadian former naval officer and Canadian Space Agency astronaut who became the first Canadian citizen to fly in space, aboard a Space Shuttle Challenger mission in October 1984. He flew a total of three Shuttle missions across his career before leaving the astronaut corps, later serving as president of the Canadian Space Agency and subsequently entering Canadian federal politics, where he held several cabinet positions including minister of foreign affairs.

Facts
Birth Date
1949-02-23 1
Birth Year
1949 1
Nationality
Canadian 1
Notable Mission
STS-41-G 1
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1. Marc Garneau - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1949-02-23
  • Introduction, first sentence, parenthetical
    February 23, 1949
  • Introduction, first sentence, description
    a Canadian Armed Forces officer
  • Introduction, second paragraph
    first Canadian in space as part of STS-41-G
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Wikidata: Marc Garneau
Wikidata Q703321, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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