Franklin R. Chang-Díaz
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 74 |
Date of birth | April 5,1950 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | San Jose |
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Space missions | STS-111, STS-61-C, STS-75, STS-46, STS-60, STS-34, STS-91 |
Spouse | Peggy Marguerite Doncaster |
Children | Sonia Chang-Díaz |
Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Parents | Ramón Angel Chang Morales |
Siblings | Ronald Chang |
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ID | 3485578 |
Franklin R. Chang-Díaz Life story
Franklin Ramón 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 Cummins' board of directors. He became an American citizen in 1977. He is of Costa Rican Spanish and Chinese descent.