Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. (February 28, 1924 – July 22, 2019) was an American aerospace and NASA engineer who was instrumental in establishing the agency's Mission Control Center and shaping its organization and culture. His protégé Glynn Lunney said in 1998: "the Control Center today ... is a reflection of Chris Kraft". More about Chris Kraft
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Following his 1944 graduation from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a degree in aeronautical engineering, Kraft was hired by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the predecessor organization to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He worked for over a decade in aeronautical research and in 1958 joined the Space Task Group, a small team entrusted with the responsibility of putting America's first man in space. Assigned to the flight operations division, Kraft became NASA's first flight director. He was on duty during America's first crewed spaceflight, first crewed orbital flight, and first spacewalk. At the beginning of the Apollo program, Kraft retired as a flight director to concentrate on management and mission planning. In 1972, he became director of the Manned Spacecraft Center (later Johnson Space Center), following his mentor Robert R. Gilruth, and held the position until his retirement in 1982.In total, we tracked 237 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Chris Kraft (GENE KRANZ+CHRIS KRAFT+GRIFFIN+LUNNEY+BOSTICK SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO APOLLO 13 JSA) was sold in November 2019 for $499.00 while the cheapest item (CHRIS KRAFT SIGNED INDEX CARD NASA ASTRONAUT APOLLO MOON MISSION LANDING SPACE A) found a new owner for $0.59 in October 2016. The month with the most items sold (28) was July 2019 with an average selling price of $24.85 for an autographed item of Chris Kraft. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2020 with $288.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.69 was December 2014. In average, an autographed item from Chris Kraft is worth $24.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Chris Kraft were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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Chris Kraft Autographed Handwritten Quote w/ BC NASA Engineer D.19 | $11.00 | ||
CHRIS KRAFT HAND SIGNED MAN WALKS ON MOON TRADING CARD RARE PSA SLABBED | $89.99 | ||
Chris Kraft signed 1st NASA Flight Director Vintage 8x10 Photo Apollo - JSA | $114.95 | ||
Chris Kraft signed 1st NASA Flight Director Vintage 8x10 Photo Apollo - PSA | $119.95 | ||
Chris Kraft Space Engineer Signed Autographed BEAUTIFUL First Day Cover LOOK! | $40.00 | ||
FLIGHT: My Life in Mission Control by Chris Kraft SIGNED! Free Shipping! | $99.95 | ||
Flight: My Life in Mission Control by Chris Kraft, 2001, 1st Ed HCDJ SIGNED | $89.95 | ||
FLIGHT:My Life in Mission Control by Chris Kraft (SIGNED 1ST) [ENDS 6PM 5/13/23] | $99.99 | ||
NASA Officials signed 8x10 NASA Litho Chris Kraft, Jack King & Eugene Kranz | $99.95 | ||
Signed! 2x - Flight: My Life in Mission Control Chris Kraft 1st Ed HCDJ Perfect | $115.00 |
Chris Kraft Leading Patriots Offense (10/02/14): Within a second-- a players role on the field can change.For a back-up quarterback-- it's something you have to be ready for-- and This season Chris Kraft has stepped up for Century.
Morgan County dairy farmer Chris Kraft speaks on health of dairy food (07/06/12): Dairy farmer Chris Kraft, owner of Badger Creek Farm, Inc. and Quail Ridge Dairy near Fort Morgan, participated as a panelist and speaker at the Washington Post Live's "Future of Food: Food Security in the 21st Century" breakfast forum recently in Denver.