Franklin Chang-Díaz
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Franklin Ramon Chang-Díaz is a Costa Rican-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.
1950
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Franklin Chang Diaz; Franklin Chang-Diaz
NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, NASA Astronaut Group 9, Great Immigrants Award, United States, Costa Rica,
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1950 Franklin Chang-Díaz
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | spaceflight | 1986 | STS-61-C | human spaceflight | Wikidata |
| event | spaceflight | 1989 | STS-34 | human spaceflight | Wikidata |
| event | spaceflight | 1992 | STS-46 | human spaceflight | Wikidata |
| event | spaceflight | 1994 | STS-60 | human spaceflight | Wikidata |
| event | spaceflight | 1996 | STS-75 | human spaceflight | Wikidata |
| event | spaceflight | 1998 | STS-91 | human spaceflight | Wikidata |
| event | spaceflight | 2002 | STS-111 | human spaceflight | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Franklin Chang-Diaz (29863225781) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Franklin Ramon Chang-Diaz | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Franklin Chang-Diaz (29863226101) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Franklin Chang Diaz (29054986164) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Group portrait of the crew of STS-75 taken during the flight | Commons | ||











