Between being the 152nd human to visit space and being the representative for his electoral district for over 5 years, Marc Garneau has had a decorated life.
Two dates were extremely important in Marc Garneau’s life: October 5th 1984 and October 19th 2007. The first, the day he went into space onboard of the American space shuttle Challenger and the second, the day he became the official candidate for the Canadian Liberal Party in the district of Westmount—Ville-Marie. Mr. Garneau once stated that he “is interested in every field”, which has proven to be true, since politics and space exploration are not careers that seem to connect in any way, yet this man has done both. However, there are more similarities between running for office and visiting outer space than you would imagine: they are …show more content…
His years of experience in the marine allowed Mr. Garneau to have the mental and physical abilities that it takes to pass the selection process. He was chosen out of the 4000 applicants, and he had 6 months of intensive training before his first visit to space.
Marc Garneau had to make many sacrifices to accomplish his dream of going to space: his intensive work made him too tired to spend time with his twin kids and his wife. He also had a huge amount of information to learn about the different procedures and manipulations of the shuttle; he often stayed up until the late hours to process all the data.
Getting involved in politics also had its own sacrifices: although he was already in the public eye, involving himself in politics made him lose the last piece of private life that he had.
He was the president of the Canadian Space Agency from 2001 to 2006. He made his debut in politics in 2006, running for the Vaudreuil—Soulanges district. He was unsuccessful in his attempt, but he did not give up face to the challenge and instead tried again for a second time, running at Westmount—Ville-Marie. He won by over 9000 votes
Two dates were extremely important in Marc Garneau’s life: October 5th 1984 and October 19th 2007. The first, the day he went into space onboard of the American space shuttle Challenger and the second, the day he became the official candidate for the Canadian Liberal Party in the district of Westmount—Ville-Marie. Mr. Garneau once stated that he “is interested in every field”, which has proven to be true, since politics and space exploration are not careers that seem to connect in any way, yet this man has done both. However, there are more similarities between running for office and visiting outer space than you would imagine: they are …show more content…
His years of experience in the marine allowed Mr. Garneau to have the mental and physical abilities that it takes to pass the selection process. He was chosen out of the 4000 applicants, and he had 6 months of intensive training before his first visit to space.
Marc Garneau had to make many sacrifices to accomplish his dream of going to space: his intensive work made him too tired to spend time with his twin kids and his wife. He also had a huge amount of information to learn about the different procedures and manipulations of the shuttle; he often stayed up until the late hours to process all the data.
Getting involved in politics also had its own sacrifices: although he was already in the public eye, involving himself in politics made him lose the last piece of private life that he had.
He was the president of the Canadian Space Agency from 2001 to 2006. He made his debut in politics in 2006, running for the Vaudreuil—Soulanges district. He was unsuccessful in his attempt, but he did not give up face to the challenge and instead tried again for a second time, running at Westmount—Ville-Marie. He won by over 9000 votes