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Marc Garneau, the first Canadian in space, 1984

NASA portrait of astronaut Marc Garneau, September 1992.
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Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space on Space Shuttle mission STS-41G aboard Challenger, 5–13 October 1984. He was one of the first six Canadian astronauts, selected in December 1983.

Scope & context

Garneau’s 1984 flight, not his later missions or political career.

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Canadian space milestones ↗

Canadian Space Agency

1962; 1981; 1984