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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
Classification
Astronaut Role
Payload Specialist 1
Dating
Selection Year
1983 1
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Marc Garneau - Wikipedia

Operated By

Canadian Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Marc Garneau - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Canada

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Marc Garneau
Sources
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
  • Article text, astronaut selection
    a naval officer before being selected as an astronaut as part of the 1983 NRC Group. He became the first Canadian in space on
  • Article text
    He was a payload specialist.
  • In Group: Canadian Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau (French pronunciation: [maʁk ɡaʁno]; February 23, 1949, June 4, 2025) was a Canadian Armed Forces officer, astronaut and politician.
  • Operated By: Canadian Space Agency, Article text: agency link
    From 2001 to 2005, Garneau was president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
  • Associated With: NASA, Article text: associated organization
    On December 5, 1983, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) announced Canada's first group of astronauts that were to fly on NASA's Space Transportation System.
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Wikidata: Marc Garneau
Wikidata Q703321, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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