Dr. Marc Garneau

Born: February 23, 1943
Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec

• Marc Garneau attended early schools both in Quebec and in Great Britain.

• He completed degrees in engineering physics (1970) and electrical engineering (1973).

• In 1977, Garneau designed a simulator for training officers on destroyer missile systems.

• His background includes an extensive career in the Canadian Navy retiring from it in 1989.

• His inventive mind helped develop an aircraft-towed target system for navy gunnery accuracy.

• Garneau became the first Canadian to fly in space ... in a shuttle called "Challenger".

• He practised special movements of the Canadarm, a lifting device for space station construction.

• In 1989, he became the Deputy Director of the Canadian Astranaut program.

• Among the honours received by Garneau is a NASA Exception Service medal and Officer of the Order of Canada award.

• He has seved as spacecraft communicator for Mission Control for other space flights.

• Marc Garneau is also the first Canadian to fly three missions in space and has logged over 677 hours.

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