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Franklin Chang-Díaz

Franklin Chang-Díaz (1950) has flown to space 7 times, spending 66.8 days off Earth in total. Nationality: United States. First flight: STS-61-C, 1986.

United States7 spaceflights66.8 days in space

Spaceflights

Jan 12, 1986
STS-61-CSpace Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Oct 18, 1989
STS-34Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Jul 31, 1992
STS-46Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Feb 3, 1994
STS-60Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Feb 22, 1996
STS-75Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Jun 2, 1998
STS-91Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Jun 5, 2002
STS-111Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Career

Nationality
United States
Born
1950
Occupation
physicist, astronaut, engineer
Employer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Rice University
Astronaut group
NASA Astronaut Group 9

In space

Spaceflights
7
Time in space
66.76 days
First flight
January 12, 1986
Latest flight
STS-111
Education
University of Connecticut; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Hartford Public High School
Awards (Wikidata)
5: United States Astronaut Hall of Fame; NASA Distinguished Service Medal; NASA Space Flight Medal…

Source: Wikidata Q360433 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.