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Space Ticos: Astronaut Franklin Chang with Barack Obama in 2015

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.

Franklin Chang’s VASIMR plasma engine readies for key test

The VASIMR engine being developed by Costa Rican physicist Franklin Chang Díaz is one step closer to proving itself the best technology for propelling the next generation of spacecraft.

Astronauts from 6 space agencies to convene in Costa Rica next week

Former astronauts from various international space agencies will share their experiences at a public event at the National Stadium in San José next Wednesday. It's part of a U.N.-sponsored workshop on human space technology.

Costa Rica to host UN meeting on space technology

Costa Rica will host the workshop on Human Space Technology of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), March 7-11.

Photo of Tico astronaut Franklin Chang with Barack Obama among best White House pics of 2015

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

NASA selects Franklin Chang’s Ad Astra Rocket for $50 million contract

Ad Astra Rocket, the company founded by Tico scientist and ex-astronaut Franklin Chang Díaz, will develop space propulsion systems for a new NASA project, the company reported this week.

Ex-NASA astronaut Franklin Chang talks about ‘The Martian,’ Hollywood’s take on his VASIMR engine

NASA's Hall of Fame astronaut and the first Tico in space, Franklin Chang, on Tuesday attended a special screening of director Ridley Scott’s new movie “The Martian,” based on the 2011 bestseller novel of the same name by U.S. author Andy Weir. In "The Martian," the Ares 3 crew travels aboard a Hermes spacecraft powered by four of Chang’s VASIMR engines.

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