Franklin Ramon Chang-Díaz (born April 5, 1950, San José, Costa Rica) [1] is a Costa Rican-American mechanical engineer, physicist, and former NASA astronaut. He is the sole founder …

Franklin Chang-Díaz is a Costa Rican-born American physicist and the first Hispanic astronaut. Chang-Díaz aspired to be an astronaut as a young child. In 1967 his parents sent him from …

From December 1993 to July 2005, Dr. Chang-Díaz served as Director of the Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center, where he continued his research on …

2023年10月13日 · As a physicist, engineer, entrepreneur, and astronaut, Franklin Chang-Díaz has made significant contributions to space exploration. Born in San José, Costa Rica, he …

Franklin Chang-Diaz is an American-Costa Rican physicist and former NASA astronaut. This biography profiles his childhood, life, career, achievements and timeline.

One of Franklin’s teachers took notice of his story and situation and became his mentor, coaching him in English and preparing him for college. The result of his hard work was a full ride to the …

2020年1月20日 · Chang was the first NASA astronaut without US ancestry. Of Cantonese ancestry by father, and Costa Rican by mother, he studied and worked hard in Costa Rica …

2016年1月12日 · In July 1986, only six months after his mission, Chang Díaz was part of a group of 12 “ remarkable naturalized Americans ” who received the Medal of Liberty from President …

During his 25 years in the astronaut program, Dr. Franklin R. Chang Díaz became one of only two astronauts to fly on seven space shuttle missions. He logged more than 1,601 hours in space, …

Chang Díaz became the first Hispanic astronaut when NASA selected him in 1980. He is a veteran of seven space flights: STS-61C in 1986, STS-34 in 1989, STS-46 in 1992, STS-60 in …