This is one for the history books. A baptism by fire crash course tutorial in space exploration, life skills and public speaking for grade 11 Cabecar high school students ( for whom Spanish is a ...

NASA has signed an agreement with Houston-based Ad Astra Rocket Co. that paves the way for commercialization of a promising advanced plasma rocket system that has evolved over the past 25 years. The ...

This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special fiftieth-anniversary issue. Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. Franklin Chang Díaz, a member of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of ...

A modern-day explorer who made his discoveries by rocket ship is saluting some of his pioneering predecessors, the first English colonists, who traveled by wooden ships almost 400 years ago. Retired ...

At first glance, the most impressive thing about Franklin Chang-Diaz is his space flight experience. Having traveled 22 million miles over 1,269 hours on six shuttle missions, Chang-Diaz has logged ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's first Hispanic astronaut was among three astronauts Saturday who joined John Glenn, Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride in the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Franklin Chang-Diaz, ...

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