Christopher C. Kraft Jr.

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Virginia_Polytechnic_Institute_and_State_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Langley_Gold_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:International_Space_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:National_Space_Trophy
gptkb:National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1924-02-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Phoebus,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Gordon_Kraft
gptkb:Kristi-Anne_Kraft
gptkbp:deathDate 2019-07-22
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Houston,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:fieldOfWork aerospace engineering
spaceflight operations
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Christopher_Columbus_Kraft_Jr.
gptkbp:honor Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center named after him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Glynn_Lunney
gptkb:Gene_Kranz
NASA mission control procedures
gptkbp:knownFor NASA flight director
first NASA flight director
pioneering mission control operations
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Mission_Control_Center,_Houston
gptkb:Mercury_Control_Center
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
NASA manager
gptkbp:positionHeld Director of Johnson Space Center
NASA flight director
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Flight:_My_Life_in_Mission_Control
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Forest_Park_East_Cemetery,_Webster,_Texas
gptkbp:signature Christopher C. Kraft Jr. signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Betty_Anne_Turnbull
gptkbp:yearsActive 1944–1982
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4