Franklin Chang-Diaz
Apr 05, 1950 (75 years old) in San José, Costa Rica
Franklin Ramón Chang-Díaz (born April 5, 1950, San José, Costa Rica) 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 the Cummins' board of directors. He became an American citizen in 1977.
He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, tying the record, as of 2021 for the most spaceflights (a record set two months earlier by Jerry L. Ross). He was the third Latin American, but the first Latin American immigrant NASA Astronaut selected to go into space. Chang-Díaz is a member of the NASA Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Known For
The Wild Blue Yonder
Astronaut Plasma Physicist
Celebrity Habla
Self
The Mars Underground
Self
Odyssey 2050
Self
Credits
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Odyssey 2050 2012Self★ NR -
Celebrity Habla 2009Self★ NR -
The Mars Underground 2007Self★ 7.3 -
The Wild Blue Yonder 2005Astronaut Plasma Physicist★ 6.1