Franklin Chang Díaz
Physicist, Astronaut
1950 –
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Who is Franklin Chang Díaz?
Franklin Ramón Chang Díaz, Ph.D. is a Costa Rican-American mechanical engineer, physicist and former NASA astronaut. Dr. Chang Díaz became an American citizen in 1977. He is of Chinese and Costa Rican descent. Dr. Chang Díaz is currently president and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the record holder as of 2014 for the most spaceflights. He was the third Latin American to go into space. Chang Díaz is a member of the NASA Astronaut Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- Apr 5, 1950
San José - Also known as
- Franklin Ramón Chang Díaz
- Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz
- Franklin Chang-Diaz
- Franklin Ramón Chang-Díaz
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Peggy Marguerite Doncaster
(1984/12/17 - )
- Peggy Marguerite Doncaster
- Children
- Nationality
- Costa Rica
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Hartford Public High School
( - 1969) - Bachelor of Science, University of Connecticut
Mechanical Engineering
( - 1973) - PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
( - 1977)
- Hartford Public High School
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on July 23, 2013
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