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Podcast: Finding Founders
Episode: How 1600 Hours in Space Changed This Astronaut- #169: Dr. Franklin Chang-Díaz | Ad Astra
Description: Utter silence. Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz felt the pulse of his racing heart, the countdown from ground control, and the sense that he’s been here before. I mean he’s prepared his whole life for this moment, the moment of lifting off into space. He’s been preparing since he was a kid, from sitting in a cardboard spaceship all the way to launching into space more times than any human in history. But how did he get here? Well Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz is a record breaking NASA astronaut, with 7 flights into space, and the CEO of the AdAstra Rocket...