Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
Chang-DiazFranklin RamonUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 05.04.1950 |
| Birthplace: | San José / Costa Rica |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | four |
| Selection date: | 19.05.1980 |
| Selection group: | NASA-9 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 08.07.2005 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-61C Columbia | MS | 12.01. - 18.01.1986 | 6d 02h 03m |
| 2 | STS-34 Atlantis | MS | 18.10. - 23.10.1989 | 4d 23h 39m |
| 3 | STS-46 Atlantis | MS | 31.07. - 08.08.1992 | 7d 23h 15m |
| 4 | STS-60 Discovery | MS | 03.02. - 11.02.1994 | 8d 07h 09m |
| 5 | STS-75 Columbia | MS | 22.02. - 09.03.1996 | 15d 17h 40m |
| 6 | STS-91 Discovery | MS | 02.06. - 12.06.1998 | 9d 19h 54m |
| 7 | STS-111 Endeavour | MS | 05.06. - 19.06.2002 | 13d 20h 35m |
| Total | 66d 18h 15m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering
from the University of Connecticut, 1973;
Ph.D. in applied plasma physics from
MIT, 1977; four honorary doctorates; hobbies: Music,
glider planes, soccer, scuba-diving, hunting, hiking; was Director, Advanced
Space Propulsion Laboratory,
JSC. Now
he is President and CEO of the Ad Astra Rocket Company. |
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