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Franklin Chang-Díaz facts for kids
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Chang and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
Quick facts for kids Franklin Chang-Díaz | |
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Chang-Díaz in 1997 | |
| Born | Franklin Ramón Chang-Díaz (1950-04-05) April 5, 1950 (age 74) San José, Costa Rica |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 66d 18h 16m |
| Selection | NASA Group 9 (1980) |
| Missions | STS-61-C STS-34 STS-46 STS-60 STS-75 STS-91 STS-111 |
Mission insignia | |
Franklin Ramón Chang-Díaz (born April 5, 1950, San José, Costa Rica) is an American mechanical engineer, physicist, and former NASA astronaut.
He is the sole founder and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company as well as a member of the Cummins' board of directors. He became an American citizen in 1977.
He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, tying the record, as of 2021 for the most spaceflights (a record set two months earlier by Jerry L.
Ross). He was the third Latin Am