Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
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Christopher C. Kraft Jr. was a pioneering NASA engineer and the agency’s first flight director, instrumental in shaping mission control and the success of early U.S. human spaceflight programs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Christopher C. Kraft Jr. canonical | 3 |
| Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American engineer
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NASA flight director ⓘ aerospace engineer ⓘ aerospace executive ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
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NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal ⓘ National Space Trophy ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1924-02-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hampton, Virginia, United States
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Phoebus, Virginia, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2019-07-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Virginia Tech
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surface form:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Tech ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Tech College of Engineering
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| employer |
Johnson Space Center
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surface form:
NASA Johnson Space Center
NACA ⓘ
surface form:
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
NASA ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| familyName | Kraft ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace engineering
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spaceflight operations ⓘ |
| fullName |
Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr.
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| genre | autobiographical writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Christopher ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Gordon Kraft
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Kristi-Anne Kraft ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
NASA Mission Control
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surface form:
NASA Johnson Space Center Mission Control Center named Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center
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| influenced | development of modern mission control practices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing NASA mission control concepts and procedures
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leadership in Apollo program flight operations ⓘ leadership in Gemini program flight operations ⓘ leadership in Project Mercury ⓘ shaping U.S. human spaceflight operations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Director of Flight Operations at NASA
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Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center ⓘ NASA’s first flight director ⓘ |
| notableWork | Flight: My Life in Mission Control ⓘ |
| occupation |
aerospace administrator
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engineer ⓘ flight director ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Apollo program
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Gemini program ⓘ Mercury program ⓘ
surface form:
Project Mercury
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| positionHeld |
Director of Flight Operations, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
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Director, NASA Johnson Space Center ⓘ Flight Director at NASA ⓘ |
| residence | Houston, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Betty Anne Turnbull Kraft ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Houston, Texas, United States
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Langley Research Center ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr.