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The Profile: The Texas mogul who got rich(er) during the pandemic & the most likable man in America

The Profile: The Texas mogul who got rich(er) during the pandemic & the most likable man in America

Meet Franklin Chang Díaz, the astronaut who wants to get humans to Mars.

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Good morning, friends!

When he was 17, Franklin Chang Díaz wrote a letter to NASA in which he detailed his desire to become an astronaut one day.

To his surprise, he received a response, but one sentence, in particular, was underlined: "Careers with NASA are generally limited to United States citizens." "I interpreted that to mean, 'Hey, come on over to t…

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