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
Educated At: Hampton High School | Virginia Tech
Occupation: inventor | writer
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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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for February 28, 1924
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 28, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 28, 2026 |
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| Sun | 8 Pisces 51 | 10 Pisces 7 | 18 Gemini 33 |
| Moon | 24 Sagittarius 4 | 5 Leo 8 | 8 Virgo 5 |
| Mercury | 21 Aquarius 1 | 22 Pisces 5 | 25 Taurus 27 |
| Venus | 18 Aries 32 | 22 Pisces 51 | 17 Cancer 34 |
| Mars | 25 Sagittarius 31 | 28 Aquarius 30 | 24 Aquarius 12 |
| Jupiter | 17 Sagittarius 35 | 15 Cancer 16 | 14 Sagittarius 17 |
| Saturn | 2 Scorpio 41 | 1 Aries 36 | 26 Libra 33 |
| Uranus | 17 Pisces 1 | 27 Taurus 44 | 21 Pisces 24 |
| Neptune | 18 Leo 27 | 1 Aries 2 | 18 Leo 3 |
| Pluto | 10 Cancer 21 | 4 Aquarius 31 | 11 Cancer 17 |
| Rahu | 1 Virgo 54 | 9 Pisces 3 | 26 Leo 30 |
| Ketu | 1 Pisces 54 | 9 Virgo 3 | 26 Aquarius 30 |
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