Marc Garneau Marc Garneau was born on February 23, 1949, in Quebec City, Canada. He is married and has three children. He enjoys flying, scuba diving, squash, tennis, car mechanics, and working around his home. He went to school in Quebec, and London, England. Dr. Garneau has a bachelor of science degree in engineering and a doctorate in electrical engineering. Dr. Garneau was in the Canadian Navy for many years, attained the rank of Captain and retired from the Navy in 1989. At the Johnson Space Center in August 1992, he completed a one-year training program and to qualify for flight assignment as a mission specialist. He flew as a payload specialist on Shuttle Mission 41-G in 1984 and STS-77 in 1996 and has now spent over 437 hours in space. Dr. Garneau will be a mission specialist on the crew of Endeavour for STS-97, the fourth American mission involved in building the International Space Station. Dr. Garneau is the Deputy Director of the Canadian Astronaut Program.