An American aerospace engineer who served as NASA's first flight director and was instrumental in establishing its Mission Control Center, overseeing the earliest crewed spaceflights of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs.
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Defining ContributionNASA's first flight director; instrumental in establishing Mission Control and overseeing the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. 1 Connections
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Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. (February 28, 1924, July 22, 2019) was an American aerospace and NASA engineer who was instrumental in establishing the agency's Mission Control Center and shaping its organization and culture.
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Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. (February 28, 1924 - July 22, 2019) was an American aerospace and NASA engineer who was instrumental in establishing the agency's Mission Control Center and shaping its organization and culture.
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(February 28, 1924, July 22, 2019) was an American aerospace and NASA engineer who was instrumental in establishing the agency's Mission Control Center and shaping its organization and culture.
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