Franklin Chang Díaz
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 75 |
| Date of birth | April 5,1950 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | San Jose |
| Costa Rica | |
| Space missions | STS-75, STS-61-C, STS-34, STS-111, STS-91, STS-60, STS-46 |
| STS-111, STS-61-C, STS-46, STS-34, STS-75, STS-60, STS-91 | |
| STS-111 | |
| STS-61-C | |
| STS-46 | |
| STS-34 | |
| STS-75 | |
| STS-60 | |
| STS-91 | |
| Spouse | Peggy Marguerite Doncaster |
| Children | Sonia Chang-Díaz |
| Lidia Aurora Chang-Díaz | |
| Miranda Karina Chang-Díaz | |
| Jean Elizabeth Chang-Díaz | |
| Nationality | American |
| Costa Rican | |
| Job | Astronaut |
| Engineer | |
| Entrepreneur | |
| Physicist | |
| Education | University of Connecticut |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| Books | To Mars and Beyond, Fast! How Plasma Propulsion Will Revolutionize Space Exploration |
| Dream's Journey | |
| Movies/Shows | The Wild Blue Yonder |
| RocketMan | |
| Parents | Ramón Angel Chang Morales |
| María Eugenia Díaz Romero | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1330842 |
Franklin Chang Díaz Life story
Franklin Ramón Chang-Díaz is an 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.