On Oct. 3, 1962, astronaut Walter M. “Wally” Schirra completed America’s third and then-longest orbital spaceflight during the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission. Naming
Kraft, left, and astronaut Walter M.
In February 1962, the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union was in full swing. Both nations had developed spacecraft to send humans into
Kraft, who also served as chief of MSC’s Flight Operations.
Flight: My Life in Mission Control Chris Kraft, Dutton, 2001.
Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, center, STS-1 pilot, addresses a large turnout of greeters at Ellington Air Force Base following the return of the Columbia’s crew from the Dryden Flight Research Center and their Edwards Air Force Base landing site. Astronaut John W. Young, crew commander, stands near his wife Susy at right center.
Kraft, Jr., JSC director; flight directors Neil B. Hutchinson, Charles L.
Four well-known NASA veterans came together at Space Center Houston Monday for a screening of First Man, the new film about Neil Armstrong and America’s first steps on the Moon, and to celebrate NASA’s 60 years of achievements in human space flight, aeronautics and space exploration.
director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, Fred Haise, Apollo astronaut, Chris Kraft
Selected as the Prime Recovery Ship (PRS) for Apollo 12 on Aug. 17, 1969, USS Hornet (CVS-12) steamed out of her home port of Long Beach, California, on Oct.
Kraft, Apollo Spacecraft Program Manager James A.
During their third day in space, the crew of Apollo 13, Commander James A. Lovell, Command Module Pilot John L. “Jack” Swigert and Lunar Module Pilot Fred W.
Left: NASA managers (left to right) Kraft, McDivitt and Sjoberg discuss Apollo 13
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on the “Science of Teamwork”: HHP Directorate Innovation Lecture Series Daniel Kraft
NASA and Crayola Education are collaborating to infuse art and creativity with the unique teachings of space. As part of its mission to inspire the world
Kraft May 11, 2022 Article NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn reads aloud ‘Goodnight
Thirteen directors have served at Johnson Space Center since it was opened in 1962. Several JSC directors posed for a group photograph at Johnson Space Center
Kraft Jr.: Jan. 1972-Aug. 1982 Gerald D.
