Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., Father of Mission Control, Dies at 95

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Summary

Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., died July 22, 2019. Kraft -- whose full name was Christopher Columbus Kraft -- 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

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  • Source collection: NASA
  • License: Public Domain (US Government)
  • Category: Space

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