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Franklin Chang-Diaz: First Latino Inducted To The Astronaut Hall of Fame

Franklin Chang-Diaz: First Latino Inducted To The Astronaut Hall of Fame

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This weekend, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inducted retired NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz — the first Latino inductee.

“I receive this honor with a great deal of humility because it is given to me by those who were always my heroes,” said Chang-Diaz to  collectSpace.com.

“To be recognized by those who you admire is even more powerful than to be just recognized at all.”

Born in San Jose, Costa Rica, Chang-Diaz is the first Latin-American to go into space, a trip he has made seven times. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a doctorate in Applied Plasma Physics in 1977.

Chang-Diaz was  inducted alongside fellow astronauts Kevin Chilton and Charles Precourt.

 

 

 

by Andrea Long Chavez

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