Seven Times Astronaut Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz Encourages HASSE students
to follow the route of their goals and enjoy in partaking the journey along the way.

On January 26, 2018, HASSE students from Chile, Costa Rica and Brazil had a special opportunity to receive a special message
and greeting crafted specifically by Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz from AD Astra Costa Rica.
Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz greeted the students with a warm and encouraging video message.
Dr. Diaz’s advice for everyone is to find one’s own dream and to most importantly, follow it.
The only way for the dream to come true is to really want it and chase after it.

He encourages the students to go and explore many places as they could on earth
and learn all they can from the experience they receive.
Most importantly, the key to success is to stay humble, be patient, work hard, take risks, but don’t be reckless.
In order for one to be successful, learning to pick yourself up from your failures
and trying again is part of the journey to success.

A Thank-you card from HASSE Central and South America Students to Dr. Diaz

Along with the helpful advice, Dr. Diaz also gave the students a very important reminder:
no one would be able to get to where they are or anywhere in life without the help of others,
so be kind and be ready to help others, and when you do, you will find that others have also helped you.

As mentioned by Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz, space is our future, a future for all human beings.
Space is not just for people that live in areas of the earth we are familiar with, like major continents.
Ultimately, space is for all nations. Space will become a place of business and work.
Future advancement of Space, doesn’t require particular large shares of natural resources or large military force,
the only natural resource needed for space and the future of Space is brain matter.
In which everyone can achieve if you put your mind to it and every country has an abundance of.

Dr. Diaz concluded his special message to the students by encouraging
and inviting all to participate in this great space adventure happening in our current times,
as he sends the best wishes of happiness to all.

He encourages the students that attend HASSE Space School
to follow the route of their goals and enjoy in partaking the journey along the way.