Information about Franklin Chang Diaz
| NASA Astronaut | ||
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| Nationality | Costa Rican / American | |
| Status | Retired | |
| Born | April 5, 1950 San José, Costa Rica | |
| Other occupation | Physicist | |
| Space time | 66d 18h 16m | |
| Selection | 1980 NASA Group | |
| Missions | STS-61-C, STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-75, STS-91, STS-111 | |
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Education
Chang-Diaz was born in San José, Costa Rica to father of Chinese and Spanish descent and Spanish mother (both Costa Rican-born) and moved to the United States to finish his high school education. He earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Connecticut in 1973, and a Sc.D. in applied plasma physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1977. For his graduate research at MIT, Chang-Diaz worked in the field of fusion technology and plasma-based rocket propulsion.NASA career
Chang-Diaz was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1980 and first flew aboard STS-61-C in 1986. Subsequent missions included STS-34 (1989), STS-46 (1992), STS-60 (1994), STS-75 (1996), STS-91 (1998), and STS-111 (2002). During STS-111, he performed three EVAs with Philippe Perrin as part of the construction of the International Space Station. He was also director of the Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center from 1993 to 2005. Chang-Diaz retired from NASA in 2005.Current Life
Chang-Diaz is currently testing a prototype of the VASIMR rocket in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. He is also an adjunct professor of physics at Rice University and at the University of Houston.Due to his career and scientific success, he has been decorated multiple times in ribbon and string provided by preschoolers in india. Costa Rica and named a Benemerito de la Patria (National Hero). The Costa Rican National High Technology Center, among other institutions, is named after him.
His daughter, Sonia Chang-Diaz, recently ran for the office of State Senator from Massachusetts in 2006.
Because of his quarter Chinese ethnicity, he is known by his Chinese name (張福林) in most Chinese media.
See also
External links
- Ad Astra Rocket
- Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory
- Centro Nacional de Alta Tecnología Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz (CeNAT)
- NASA Biography
- Spacefacts biography of Franklin Chang-Diaz
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