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Christopher Kraft

Christopher Kraft

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Born February 28, 1924 in Phoebus, Virginia, USA

Died July 22, 2019

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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.

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Failure Is Not An Option

Filmography

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Apollo 1 Poster

Apollo 1 Feature Film2025Self

Sally Feature Film2025Self - Director, Johnson Space Center

Fly Me to the Moon Poster

Fly Me to the Moon TV Movie2023Self

Hazardous Journey: The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Poster

Hazardous Journey: The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Short Film2023Self - Director of Flight Operations

The Last Man on the Moon - Apollo 17 Short Film2022Self

Apollo: Missions to the Moon Poster

Apollo: Missions to the Moon Feature Film2019Self - Deputy Director, NASA

Armstrong Poster

Armstrong Documentary2019Self

Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo Poster

Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo Documentary2017Self

The Last Man on the Moon Poster

The Last Man on the Moon Documentary2014Self - Director, Johnson Space Center

Space Voyages Poster

Space Voyages TV Series2013Self

Moonbug Documentary2010

40 Years on the Moon Documentary2009Self

NASA: Triumph and Tragedy Poster

NASA: Triumph and Tragedy TV Series2009Self - Director, Flight Operations

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions Poster

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions Mini-Series2008Self

Secrets of the Moon Landings Poster

Secrets of the Moon Landings Documentary2007Self

Beyond the Moon: Failure Is Not an Option 2 Poster

Beyond the Moon: Failure Is Not an Option 2 Documentary2005Self - Flight Director

Failure Is Not an Option Poster

Failure Is Not an Option Documentary2003Self - NASA Flight Director

Rocket Science TV Series2002Self

In Search of Liberty Bell 7 Poster

In Search of Liberty Bell 7 Documentary1999Self

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 Poster

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 Documentary1996Self - Director of Mission Operations, NASA

Apollo 13: For the Record Documentary1995Self - Deputy Director Manned Spacecraft Center

Houston, We've Got a Problem Poster

Houston, We've Got a Problem Documentary1994Self - Deputy Director Manned Spacecraft Center

Moon Shot Poster

Moon Shot Documentary1994Self - Flight Director

Network First Poster

Network First TV Series1994Self - Director, Mission Operations

For All Mankind Poster

For All Mankind Documentary1989Self

American Experience Poster

American Experience Mini-Series1988Self - Apollo Flight Operations Director

Spaceflight TV Series1985Self

Bicentennial Minutes Poster

Bicentennial Minutes TV Series1974Self - Narrator

The Four Days of Gemini 4 Poster

The Four Days of Gemini 4 Short Film1965Self

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Beyond the Moon: Failure Is Not an Option 2 Poster

Beyond the Moon: Failure Is Not an Option 2 Documentary2005

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 Poster

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 Documentary1996

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