Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz Biography
Franklin’s story is one of insight and determination on the part of a
young man born in San José, Costa Rica who decided at the age of
seven that he needed to come to the United States to become an
astronaut. At 18, speaking only Spanish and with $50 in his pocket, he
traveled to the US for the first time. A year later he’d learned English
and earned a scholarship to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Connecticut before going on to MIT for a doctorate in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion where he initially conceived of VASIMR® a rocket engine which promises to revolutionize space travel and put our entire solar system within reach.
Franklin became a citizen while conducting research in nuclear fusion
and became NASA’s first Latin American astronaut in 1980. At that time,
only military personnel flew the missions while scientists engineered
the rockets and commanded crew from ground control. In 1986, hard
work paid off and he took his first trip to space aboard the shuttle
Columbia and went on to tie the world record for missions flown–seven
shuttle missions and over 1600 hours in all including 19 hours of space
walks to help build the International Space Station. Franklin's second
mission was originally slated to be the ill-fated Challenger mission in
1986, but his crew got reassigned to the Columbia mission which flew
just months before.
After 25 years of government service, including founding and directing
NASA’s Advanced Propulsion Laboratory, Dr.Chang Díaz retired from
NASA and established Ad Astra Rocket Company and has continued
the work to bring VASIMR® to space flight readiness in partnership with
NASA. VASIMR® enables numerous in space missions & operations.
These missions including the deflection of potentially threatening
asteroids, the removal space debris that currently orbit the Earth, cargo
transfers to the moon, and even the potential of faster, more efficient
manned missions to Mars and beyond.
Ad Astra’s Costa Rica facilities also boast the first carbon free hydrogen dispenser in all of Latin America and operate the first Hydrogen Fuel Cell bus in Central America. Their goal is to be an example for other developing countries to achieve self-sustainable, carbon-free, energy.
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Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Cultural Diversity, Renewable Energy & Electric Transportation, Innovation & Technology, Space Travel & Rockets and Journey from Immigrant to Astronaut to CEO. The estimated speaking fee range to book Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz generally travels from Houston, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Sylvia Acevedo, Eduardo Briceño, Lolita Taub, Noramay Cadena and Geisha Williams. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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