# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/christopher-c-kraft
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:05:07.751Z

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name: "Christopher C. Kraft"
slug: "christopher-c-kraft"
description: "Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. 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\"."
tagline: "American aerospace engineer (1924–2019)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chris_Kraft.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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birthDate: "1924-02-28"
deathDate: "2019-07-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             14.43181818181818
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump