Marc Garneau, born February 23, 1949 in Quebec City, Canada, is the first Canadian to go into space. He is a veteran of 3 space shuttle flights.
His first flight was aboard Challenger (STS-41-G) as payload specialist in October 1984. He conducted a series of experiments sponsored by the Canadian government.
His second flight was aboard Endeavour (STS-77) in May 1996 to the space station Mir as mission specialist. One of the experiments, the Commercial Float Zone Facility was a collaboration of Canada, the US and Germany.
Garneau's third and final flight was aboard Endeavour (STS-97) as mission specialist to the International Space Station in December 2000. He manipulated the Canadarm during the mission in support of the EVAs.
He became president of the Canadian Space Agency in November 2001. He resigned his position to enter Canadian politics in 2006.
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