i'm maria hinijosa. this is one on one. franklin chang-diaz, the astronaut. been in space seven times. what an honor it is to... i have to touch you. it's like, "oh, my god." welcome to our program. >> thank you, maria. it's a pleasure to be here with you. >> i mean, no, seriously, it's like, when do you get to meet somebody who's actually orbited, who's been in space? it's an extraordinary thing. do you feel kind of extraordinary most of the time? >> well, you know, it's something that i was really not prepared for, you know? that sort of attention that we get as people who have flown in space, less now than it used to be, but still significant, was something that i was not quite prepared for. >> hinojosa: you mean because of the fact that, like, for you, you are the first latino astronaut from the united states, but you actually are from costa rica. your name... i love your name. so franklin from franklin delano roosevelt. >> roosevelt, that's right. >> hinojosa: chang from your grandfather. >> from china. >> hinoja: from china. and diaz from your... >> mat