As per our current Database, Christopher Kraft has been died on 22 July, 2019 at Houston, Texas, USA.
When Christopher Kraft die, Christopher Kraft was 95 years old.
| Popular As | Christopher Kraft |
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| Age | 95 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | February 28, 1924 (Phoebus, Virginia, USA) |
| Birthday | February 28 |
| Town/City | Phoebus, Virginia, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
Christopher Kraft’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Christopher Kraft was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Chris Kraft, who joined NASA in 1958, developed the planning and control processes for crewed space missions. He set up NASA's Mission Control operations to manage America's first manned space flight and the subsequent Apollo missions to the Moon.
The first flight director of US space agency NASA. He went on to join the federal National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics - NASA's predecessor - at Langley, a few miles from his home in Virginia. Assigned to the Flight Research Division, he contributed to programs which included evaluating the flying qualities of aircraft and tests to measure supersonic aerodynamics.
In 2006, NASA honored Kraft for his crucial work in America's space programs with the Ambassador of Exploration Award, given to astronauts and other key individuals who participated in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs between 1961 and 1972.
NASA named its mission control building at the Johnson Space Center in Houston the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, in 2011.
