can you tell me more about his role in the mission planning?
He was one of the first NASA managers involved in the decision to send Apollo 8 on a circumlunar flight.
Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
As the director of Flight Operations, Kraft was closely involved in planning the broad outlines of the program. He was one of the first NASA managers to become involved in the decision to send Apollo 8 on a circumlunar flight.
who is christopher c. kraft jr. ? American aerospace engineer and NASA engineer what is the full form of the abbreviation? The National Aeronautics and Space Administration when was he hired there? 1944
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Christopher C. Kraft Jr. [SEP] Apollo mission planning
After the Apollo 1 fire in 1967, Kraft had reluctantly concluded that his responsibilities as a manager would keep him from serving as a flight director on the next crewed mission, Apollo 7, and on missions thereafter. Henceforth his involvement in the Apollo program would be at a higher level. As the director of Flight Operations, Kraft was closely involved in planning the broad outlines of the program. He was one of the first NASA managers to become involved in the decision to send Apollo 8 on a circumlunar flight. Due to problems with Lunar Module development in 1968, NASA faced the possibility of a full Apollo test mission being delayed until 1969.