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Franklin Chang Díaz is a Costa Rican physicist who participated in seven Space Shuttle missions.

A photo of Tico astronaut Franklin Chang with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office was chosen as one of 2015's best by White House photographers.

ARISS lets students from all over the world experience the excitement of talking directly with crew members of the International Space Station.

Three of NASA’s four science sections are led by women for the first time in the organization’s history.

Bruce Callow visited NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the workplace of four Ticos, and is helping Costa Rica's youth shoot for the stars.

Ana Luisa Monge-Naranjo and Bruce James Callow show us that dreams we had as kids do come true. In their book "Hacia las estrellas: Costa Rica en la NASA" (“From the stars: Costa Rica in the NASA”) they tell the stories of 13 Costa Ricans who have reached for the stars and fulfilled their dream of working for the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

Costa Rica is the only country in Central America that grants scholarships for students to attend the Space School program.

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A snorkeling accident leads Tico Times contributer and space education advocate Bruce Callow to meet two new Costa Rican NASA superstars: Alejandro (Alex) and Joseph Mora.

A video that went viral on Tuesday shows a whirlwind on a road in Guanacaste, “formed by the effects of high temperatures on air,” a local meteorologist said.