Marc Garneau, born February 23, 1949 in Quebec City, Quebec, passed away today after a brief illness. He was the first Canadian in space when he launched on Challenger (STS-41-G) in October 1984. He went into space twice more, in May 1996 aboard Endeavour (STS-77), and finally in December 2000 aboard Endeavour (STS-97).
He was appointed executive vice-president of the Canadian Space Agency in 2001, and then he was announced as president in November 2001. He resigned from the CSA in November 2005.
He served as a member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grace - Westmount from 2008-2023. During that time, he served as Minister of Transport, and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
