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Franklin Ramon Chang-Díaz (born April 5, 1950, San José, Costa Rica) [1] is a Costa Rican-American mechanical engineer, physicist, and former NASA astronaut. He is the sole founder and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company [ 2 ] as well as a member of the Cummins ' board of directors. [ 3 ]
Sonia Chang-Díaz was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 31, 1978, the daughter of Franklin Chang-Díaz, a physicist who would be selected as a NASA astronaut in 1980. [1] [2] [3] She graduated from the University of Virginia. [4] She worked as one of Senator Cheryl Jacques' legislative aides and was a campaign manager for MassEquality. [5]
Bolden graduated from C. A. Johnson High School in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1964. [6] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Science from the United States Naval Academy in 1968, where he was a contemporary of future Marine officers Oliver North, Jim Webb and Michael Hagee and future Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen, and Admirals Dennis C. Blair, and Jay L ...
Some parents tell their children the sky is the limit, but that wouldn't have been nearly enough for Franklin Chang-Díaz.The Costa Rican-American physicist and mechanical engineer is a veteran of ...
STS-61-C's seven-person crew included the first Costa Rican-born astronaut, Franklin Chang-Díaz, the second African-American shuttle pilot, Charles Bolden, and the second sitting politician to fly in space, Rep. Bill Nelson (D-FL). Both Bolden and Nelson would also later go on to become Administrators of NASA.
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Odyssey 2050 has the support of Costa Rican scientist/engineer NASA astronaut Dr. Franklin Chang, who joined the Odyssey 2050 team in May 2010 and currently appears in the film short. [ 9 ] In November 2011, FCO Minister Jeremy Browne attended an Odyssey 2050 event where he presented awards to Odyssey 2050 champions from across Costa Rica.