From Marc Garneau to Chris Hadfield, Canada has a long history of space pioneers. Here’s a timeline of their achievements
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To date, the Canadian Space Agency has sent nine of its astronauts into orbit, in some cases more than once. Here are some of the memorable firsts notched by Canada’s space pioneers over the years. Canadian Astronaut Marc Garneau conducts an experiment onboard Challenger during Mission STS-41G in October 1984.Marc Garneau was the first Canadian in space, one of the few chosen from among 4,300 who answered a newspaper ad in the summer of 1984. The Quebec naval officer’s 8-year-old twins at the time thought he was going to Disney world.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield performing his rendition of David Bowie’s A Space Oddity aboard the International Space Station in 2013.Chris Hadfield was theAmong his
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