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...
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general elections. Sonia Chang-Díaz was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 31, 1978, the daughter of Franklin Chang-Díaz, a physicist who would be...
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The VASIMR concept originated in 1977 with former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Díaz, who has been developing the technology ever since. VASIMR is a type...
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seven-person crew included the first Costa Rican-born astronaut, Franklin Chang-Díaz, the second African-American shuttle pilot, Charles Bolden, and the...
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joint record holder for most spaceflights (a record he shares with Franklin Chang-Díaz). His papers, photographs, and many personal items are in the Barron...
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Franklin Bache (1792–1864), American physician, chemist, professor and writer Franklin Archibald Dick (1823–1885), American lawyer Franklin Chang-Díaz...
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Astra Rocket Company is retired astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz. The company has been working on Chang-Díaz's concept of the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma...
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Spanish with Chang-Díaz, a native of Costa Rica, and greeted the other crew members via a special telephone linkup. Arias told Chang-Díaz, "You raise high...
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Rica laboratory. This project is led by former NASA astronaut Dr. Franklin Chang-Díaz (CRC-USA). The Costa Rican Aerospace Alliance announced the development...
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statistics for "Díaz" and "Díez" separately. The surname is a cognate with the Portuguese language surname Dias. Díaz and the anglicized form Diaz appear to...
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Cháng (/tʃɑːŋ/) is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname 常 (Cháng). It was listed 80th among the Song-era Hundred Family Surnames. "Chang" is...
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Commander / Franklin Chang-Díaz Fifth spaceflight Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni, ASI First spaceflight Allen, Hoffman, Nicollier and Chang-Díaz had previously...
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recordkeeping. 7 launches Jerry L. Ross (USA), Space Shuttle (1985–2002) Franklin Chang Díaz (Costa Rica/USA), Space Shuttle (1986–2002) 7 launches John W. Young...
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International Space Station to replace the Expedition 4 crew. Astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz becomes the second person to have flown on seven spaceflights. 2003...
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species of beetle found in Panama and Costa Rica. It is named after Franklin Chang-Díaz, a Costa Rican-American physicist and former NASA astronaut. Phanaeus...
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Andrew M. Allen Claude Nicollier Marsha Ivins Jeffrey A. Hoffman Franklin Chang Díaz Franco Malerba Start of mission Launch date July 31, 1992, 13:56:48 (July...
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size 7 Members Kenneth D. Cockrell Paul S. Lockhart Philippe Perrin Franklin Chang Díaz Launching Valery G. Korzun Peggy A. Whitson Sergey Y. Treshchov Landing...
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Chinese women in space Chinese American astronauts Taylor Wang Franklin Chang-Díaz Leroy Chiao Ed Lu List of astronauts List of astronauts by selection...
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Charles Bolden | Kenneth Reightler | N. Jan Davis | Ronald Sega | Franklin Chang Díaz | Sergei Krikalev First Russian cosmonaut on US spacecraft | Deployed...
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Liberia, Costa Rica. This project is led by former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz (CRC-USA). A 200 kW VASIMR test engine was in discussion to be fitted...
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recipients were announced by Ted Koppel of ABC News. As of November 2023, Franklin Chang Díaz, Hanna Holborn Gray, and Itzhak Perlman are the only living members...
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at the time of his flight, having been born in the Netherlands. Franklin Chang Díaz is a dual national of the United States and Costa Rica, but flew...
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45th Treasurer of the United States Rick Mastracchio NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz, NASA astronaut and founder of Ad Astra Rocket Company John Durham...
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show personality Ringo Cantillo - soccer player Franklin Chang Diaz - NASA astronaut Sonia Chang-Díaz - politician Sandro Corsaro - graphic designer and...
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up 7 down Members Charles J. Precourt Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie Franklin R. Chang-Diaz Wendy B. Lawrence Janet L. Kavandi Valery Ryumin Landing Andrew...
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20h LC-39A Edwards ISS supply and crew rotation Mobile Base System Franklin Chang-Díaz becomes the second astronaut to make seven spaceflights 111 7 October...
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European descent, and was an American citizen when she went into space. Franklin Chang-Diaz, first launched 12 January 1986, was born in Costa Rica, but was...
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(d. 1986) 1950 – Ann C. Crispin, American writer (d. 2013) 1950 – Franklin Chang Díaz, Costa Rican-Chinese American astronaut and physicist 1950 – Agnetha...
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including 19 hours and 31 minutes in three spacewalks, performed with Franklin Chang-Diaz. After his flight, Perrin returned to France to work as support astronaut...
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Rocket Company, a U.S. corporation founded by former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz Ad Astra Aero, precursor of the now-defunct airline Swissair Ad Astra...
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