what accolades did he receive?
NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal; four NASA Distinguished Service Medals; the Distinguished Citizen Award; and many more.
Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
These include the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal; four NASA Distinguished Service Medals; the Distinguished Citizen Award, given to him by the city of Hampton, Virginia in 1966; the John J. Montgomery Award in 1963; and the Goddard Memorial Trophy, awarded by the National Space Club in 1979. In 1999, Kraft received the National Space Trophy from the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation, which described him as "a driving force in the U.S. human space flight program from its beginnings to the Space Shuttle era, a man whose accomplishments have become legendary."
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 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.
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Christopher C. Kraft Jr. [SEP] Awards and honors
Kraft received numerous awards and honors for his work. These include the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal; four NASA Distinguished Service Medals; the Distinguished Citizen Award, given to him by the city of Hampton, Virginia in 1966; the John J. Montgomery Award in 1963; and the Goddard Memorial Trophy, awarded by the National Space Club in 1979. In 1999, Kraft received the National Space Trophy from the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation, which described him as "a driving force in the U.S. human space flight program from its beginnings to the Space Shuttle era, a man whose accomplishments have become legendary." In 2006, NASA gave Kraft the Ambassador of Exploration Award, which carried with it a sample of lunar material brought back by Apollo 11.