Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. (February 28, 1924 – July 22, 2019) was an American aerospace engineer and NASA director known for establishing the agency's mission control center. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1944 and joined NASA in 1958, where he became the first flight director and oversaw key missions, including America's first manned spaceflight. Kraft later managed the crewed spacecraft center until his retirement in 1982. He served as a consultant and led a committee to improve NASA's Space Shuttle program. His autobiography was published in 2001, and a control center building is named in his honor.
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Meaning of the name - Christopher
bearer of Christ
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Christopher C. Kraft belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Phoebus
Place of Death: Houston
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Educated At: Hampton High School | Virginia Tech
Occupation: inventor | writer
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Employers: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics | National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Awards Received: International Space Hall of Fame | Theodore von Kármán Award | Theodore Roosevelt Award | NASA Distinguished Service Medal | ASME Medal | National Aviation Hall of Fame
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Ephemeris for February 28, 1924
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 28, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for February 28, 2024 |
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| Sun | 8 Pisces 51 | 9 Pisces 36 | 16 Gemini 38 |
| Moon | 24 Sagittarius 4 | 24 Libra 52 | 13 Leo 0 |
| Mercury | 21 Aquarius 1 | 9 Pisces 54 | 23 Taurus 1 |
| Venus | 18 Aries 32 | 14 Aquarius 54 | 17 Cancer 28 |
| Mars | 25 Sagittarius 31 | 11 Aquarius 55 | 23 Aquarius 19 |
| Jupiter | 17 Sagittarius 35 | 11 Taurus 4 | 14 Sagittarius 32 |
| Saturn | 2 Scorpio 41 | 9 Pisces 42 | 26 Libra 37 |
| Uranus | 17 Pisces 1 | 19 Taurus 34 | 21 Pisces 22 |
| Neptune | 18 Leo 27 | 26 Pisces 41 | 18 Leo 1 |
| Pluto | 10 Cancer 21 | 1 Aquarius 10 | 11 Cancer 14 |
| Rahu | 1 Virgo 54 | 17 Aries 46 | 26 Leo 36 |
| Ketu | 1 Pisces 54 | 17 Libra 46 | 26 Aquarius 36 |
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Christopher C. Kraft's 2024 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn conjunction Ketu
Exact: 01 January, 2024 - Saturn opposition Rahu
Exact: 01 January, 2024 - Rahu conjunction Venus
Exact: 31 January, 2024 - Saturn conjunction Sun
Exact: 01 March, 2024 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 11 March, 2024 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 29 July, 2024 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 28 August, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Jupiter
Exact: 28 August, 2024 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 07 October, 2024 - Mars square Saturn
Exact: 16 November, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Jupiter
Exact: 16 November, 2024
