Marc Garneau
7 December
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Marc Garneau graduated from the Royal Military College in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics. Three years later, he received his doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, England. In 1974, Garneau joined the Navy where, among other things, he designed a weapons training simulator and helped to create a target system using planes.
In 1983, Marc Garneau was one of six people selected from over 4,000 applicants to begin training for Canada’s new astronaut program. He began training early the next year and on 5 October 1984, Garneau became the first Canadian in space when he flew aboard Challenger (STS-41G) as a payload specialist.
The Navy promoted Garneau to captain in 1986 and he retired three years later to become the Deputy Director of the Canadian Astronaut Program. In August 1992, he began training as a NASA mission specialist and flew aboard Endeavour twice, in 1996 (STS-77) and 2000 (STS-97). He has logged over 677 hours in space.
Marc Garneau was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 and promoted to Companion in 2003. His many awards and honours include the Golden Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, and the Prix Montfort en sciences. On 22 November 2001, Garneau was appointed President of the Canadian Space Agency. He resigned on 28 November 2005 to run in the 2006 Canadian federal election as the Liberal candidate for Vaudreuil-Soulanges. He was unsuccessful in his bid for a seat in Parliament.
28 November
Marc Garneau was lecturing on Research, Innovation and Canada’s Competitiveness at McGill this afternoon, invited by Liberal McGill, Liberal Concordia and the Young Liberals of Canada (Québec). My question, aside from its casual intro, switch of language and nervousness that might have lead to less clarity, was approximately “Since the environmental problems you spoke about are linked to climate change, and you seem to emphasize public research and development, and Kyoto is not only a policy nor political will problem, but also a technology one, which actions will the Liberal Party take if it is back in power to takle climate change, will that also include ‘help’ for private firms undertaking R&D?” Aside from the usual turning-around-the-subject, he answered “Canada has to gain its credibility back, then bring developed countries in. Stéphane Dion has written a Green Budget including incentive-based measure[s] to high greenhouse gas emitters, which will also include penalties. The increase[d] use of renewable energy is also included”. Complete post
October 5
Canada’s first man in space is calling for the federal government to form a national space policy before its “ad hoc” attitude leaves it lagging far behind others carving out their own spots in the sky. … The former astronaut said Canada needs to decide how important space is for the country’s interests on issues such as the environment, security, monitoring natural resources and even connecting Canadians through satellite communications.The national space budget has been frozen at $300 million a year since 1999, he said. More
(Ottawa, September 16, 2003) - Carleton University is pleased to announce that President of the Canadian Space Agency and former astronaut,Marc Garneau, will become the University’s ninth Chancellor succeeding The Right Honourable Ramon Hnatyshyn, who passed away last December. More
