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# Franklin Chang Diaz

(1950)   Physicist

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Franklin Chang Diaz is a physicist.

## Quick Facts About Franklin Chang Diaz

Born April 5, 1950

Profession Physicist

## About Franklin Chang Diaz

Costa Rican-American astronaut and physicist... \| Franklin Ramon 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 the Cummins' board of directors. He became a U. S. citizen in 1977.

##  Quotes by Franklin Chang Diaz

> [My vision is a future for humanity where we will be completely free to pursue activities outside of our planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franklin-chang-diaz/my-vision-is-a-future-for-humanity-where-we-will-be-completely-free/)

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> [For decades, people have known the chemical-propulsion approach to space travel is really not going to get us that far. Chemical propulsion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franklin-chang-diaz/for-decades-people-have-known-the-chemical-propulsion-approach-to/)

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[American west](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-west/)

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