Franklin Chang Díaz
Franklin Chang Díaz is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, Franklin Chang Díaz flew on 7 spaceflights and completed 3 spacewalks, logging 66 days, 18 hours, 15 minutes, 4 seconds in space.
Franklin Ramón Chang Díaz is a Costa Rican Chinese American mechanical engineer, physicist, former NASA astronaut. He is the founder and current CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company as well as a member of Cummins' board of directors. He became an American citizen in 1977. He is of Chinese (paternal side) and Costa Rican Spanish (maternal side) descent. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, tieing the record, as of 2018 for the most spaceflights (a record set 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.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 04/05/1950 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 01/12/1986 |
| Last Flight | 06/05/2002 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 66 days, 18 hours, 15 minutes, 4 seconds |
| EVA Time | 21 hours, 45 minutes |
| Landings | 7 |
Spaceflights by Franklin Chang Díaz
Explore the 7 spaceflights Franklin Chang Díaz participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalks by Franklin Chang Díaz
Discover the 3 spacewalks Franklin Chang Díaz performed during their career, logging a total of 21 hours, 45 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 06/09/2002 15:27 UTC and ended at 06/09/2002 22:41 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 7 hours and 14 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 06/11/2002 15:27 UTC and ended at 06/11/2002 22:41 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 7 hours and 14 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 06/13/2002 15:16 UTC and ended at 06/13/2002 22:33 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 7 hours and 17 minutes.