Franklin Chang Diaz

Jun 25, 2019 — By Katy Vine, Dan Solomon, Domingo Martinez and Madelyn Herzog

With NASA’s ambitions trimmed, private space companies come to Texas, dreaming of Mars.

Jan 23, 2018 — By Katy Vine

As an eighteen-year-old immigrant to the U.S., Franklin Chang Díaz dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Now, decades after tying the record for most spaceflights, he might be the best bet to get us to Mars.