Garneau, Marc
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| born on | 23 February 1949 at 09:00 (= 09:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Quebec, Canada, 46n49, 71w14 | ||||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   04°38'   16°54 Asc. 11°07'
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Biography
Canadian Astronaut, a Navy Captain in the Canadian Space Agency from 1984 until he retired 4/05/1989. He was the first Canadian in Space aboard the Challenger October 1984, with a second mission the spring of 1996. He was named the Deputy Director of the Canadian Astronaut Program in 1988, and a Mission specialist astronaut with NASA. He was the president of the Canadian Space Agency from 2001 to 2006, and in 2003 was installed as the ninth Chancellor of Carleton University in New Orleans. In 2006, Garneau entered politics, seeking a seat as federal Member of Parliament with the Liberal Party of Canada. He was an unsuccessful candidate in Vaudreuil-Soulanges during that year's election, but two years later won the riding of Westmount—Ville-Marie in downtown Montreal. (Source: Wikipedia)
Events
- Work : New Job 1984 (Captain in the Canadian Space Agency)
- Work : Retired 1989 (Retired from the Agency)
- Work : Great Achievement October 1984 (Astronaut in the Challenger)
- Work : New Job 1988 (Dep. Dir. of the Canadian Astronaut Program)
- Work : Gain social status 1996 (Second space mission)
- Work : Lose social status 2006 (Lost bid for election to Parliament)
- Work : Gain social status 2008 (Won election to House of Commons from Westmount-ville-Marie)
Source Notes
John McKay-Clements quotes parents from B.R., given in The Canadian Astrology Collection
Categories
- Vocation : Travel : Astronaut (Two space missions)
- Vocation : Politics : Government employee (Canadian astronaut program, Director and Captain)
- Notable : Famous : Historic figure (First Canadian in Space)
