Former Astronaut Franklin R. Chang-DíazThe crew assigned to the STS-61C mission included (seated left to right) Charles F. Bolden, Jr., pilot; and Robert L....61C-02-032 (12-18 Jan. 1986) --- Astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, STS-61C mission specialist, while checking cargo in the space shuttle Columbia's...S89-45735 (Sept 1989) --- Five astronauts take a break from training for NASA's STS-34 mission to pose for a photo...S89-39803 (July 1989) --- These five astronauts have been assigned to fly the Space Shuttle Atlantis for the mission on...S89-45249 (13 Sept 1989) --- The astronaut crewmembers for NASA's STS-34 mission prepare to participate in emergency egress training in...STS046-S-002 (May 1992) --- The crew members assigned to the STS-46 mission pose with seven flags that represent participation on...STS046-33-028 (4 Aug. 1992) --- With the possibility of an extravehicular activity (EVA) being added to the agenda, the two...STS046-24-009 (31 July-8 Aug 1992) --- Astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, mission specialist, prepares to input data on the personal general...STS075-S-002 (December 1995) --- With their major payload as the backdrop, members of the crew pose for the traditional crew...STS075-302-016 (22 Feb.-9 March 1996) --- Soon after reaching Earth orbit, the blue shift team set up what they referred...STS075-328-018 (25 Feb. 1996) --- Astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, STS-75 payload commander, is busy at the pilot's station during operations...STS091-703-031 (2-12 June 1998) --- The STS-91 crew and the Mir-25 cosmonauts currently manning Russia's space station pose for the...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-91 crew participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) for their upcoming Space...STS-91 Mission Specialist Franklin Chang-Diaz, Ph.D., arrives at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet. He is...STS-91 crew members participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test, or CEIT, in KSC's Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2. From...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-111 and Expedition 5 crews pose on top of the M-113 armored personnel carrier...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a break in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, the STS-111 and Expedition 5 crews...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-111 Mission Specialists Philippe Perrin, with the French Space Agency,...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-111 Mission Specialists Franklin Chang-Diaz (center) and Phillippe Perrin (right)...JSC2001-E-25713 (27 August 2001) --- Astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, STS-111 mission specialist, is photographed during food testing in the Flight...JSC2001-02945 (26 November 2001) --- Astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, STS-111 mission specialist, is photographed as the final touches are made...STS111-E-5109 (7 June 2002) --- Astronauts Paul S. Lockhart (left), STS-111 pilot, and Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, mission specialist, greet Expedition...ISS005-E-05022 (15 June 2002) --- The Expedition Four, STS-111, and Expedition Five crews assemble for a group photo in the...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-111 Mission Specialist Franklin Chang-Diaz arrives at KSC aboard a T-38 jet aircraft to take...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During emergency egress training at the pad, STS-111 Mission Specialist Franklin Chang-Diaz (left, foreground) and...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-111 Mission Specialist Franklin Chang-Diaz poses for the camera before taking his turn at driving...STS-111 commander Ken Cockrell greets dignitaries and recovery technicians on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base following the landing...STS111-S-002 (March 2002) --- These four astronauts comprise the prime crew for NASA's STS-111 mission. Astronaut Kenneth D. Cockrell (front...CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame member Franklin Chang Diaz is introduced at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center...CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, space shuttle astronaut and U.S. Astronaut Hall...