Franklin Chang-Diaz is NASA's first Latin-American astronaut and the first Costa Rican in space. He is a veteran of 7 space shuttle flights, which is the most of any astronaut except for Jeffrey Ross, who has also flown on 7 missions.
He was born in San Juan, Costa Rica, but he is also of Chinese descent since his father's father was born in China.
Chang-Diaz has received many rewards for his accomplishments in science and was inducted into the NASA Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2012.
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