A Most Extraordinary Ride Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A captivating and inspiring memoir by Canada's first man in space. On October 5th, 1984, Marc Garneau made history.℗ Blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle, he became the first Canadian to fly to outer space. That monumental achievement, now etched in history as one of our country's proudest moments, inspired a nation and ushered in a new era ofspace exploration for Canada. Twenty-four years l...