Christopher Columbus Kraft
Died at his home in clear lake city texas on monday july 22 2019.
Christopher columbus kraft. 16054389 citing oakland cemetery hampton hampton city virginia usa. Christopher columbus kraft the flight director for all the mercury missions and later head of the johnson space center during the 1960s march to the moon passed away today at the age of 95. Former johnson space center director christopher columbus kraft jr the man who created the iconic role of nasa flight director during the mercury and gemini programs and whose no nonsense. His father a hospital finance officer.
Kraft jr who died july 22 2019 created the concept of nasa s mission control and developed its organization operational procedures and culture then made it a critical element of the success of the nation s human spaceflight programs. He graduated from hampton high school in 1941 and virginia tech in 1944. Born in phoebus virginia in 1924 kraft was named after his father christopher columbus kraft who was born in new york city in 1892 near the newly renamed columbus circle. Kraft s father had found his name an embarrassment but passed it along to his son nonetheless.
Accessed memorial page for christopher columbus kraft 9 oct 1892 1 jan 1957 find a grave memorial no. Chris was born in phoebus virginia on february 28 1924. Christopher columbus kraft 1924 2019 july 22 2019 at 9 29 pm robert zimmerman points of information r i p. Was born in phoebus in eastern virginia on feb.
Beginning his career as an aeronautical engineer chris rose to become one of the world s most highly recognized and continue reading. Christopher columbus kraft jr. Following his graduation from virginia polytechnic institute and state university in 1944 kraft was hired by the national advisory committee for aeronautics naca the predecessor. America has truly lost a national treasure today with the passing of one of continue reading christopher columbus.
February 28 1924 july 22 2019 was an american aerospace engineer and nasa engineer and manager who was instrumental in establishing the agency s mission control operation. 28 1924 to christopher and vanda suddreth kraft. 1924 created the concept and developed the organization operational procedures and culture of nasa s mission control which was a critical element of the success of the nation s human spaceflight programs. Christopher columbus kraft jr.