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.
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1. Marc Garneau - Wikipedia
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1949-02-23
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February 23, 1949
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a Canadian Armed Forces officer
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first Canadian in space as part of STS-41-G
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He became the first Canadian in space on October 5, 1984, and flew on three Space Shuttle missions.
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a naval officer before being selected as an astronaut as part of the 1983 NRC Group. He became the first Canadian in space on
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He was a payload specialist.
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Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau (French pronunciation: [maʁk ɡaʁno]; February 23, 1949, June 4, 2025) was a Canadian Armed Forces officer, astronaut and politician.
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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.
View the Source2. The Space Devs Launch Library 2: Launch Library 2 astronaut list, records 101 to 200
The Space Devs Launch Library 2Astronaut record 112, Marc GarneauQuote, Astronaut record 112, Marc Garneau
"name": "Marc Garneau" ... "flights_count": 3
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