OT: Hokie Great has passed away

By: JetBlckFastAttck on July 23, 2019, 8:01 AM | 3 comments

For those of you who are big NASA nerds like myself, NASA's first flight director and Hokie Alum Chris Kraft passed away yesterday.

Article here: https://www.koamnewsnow.com/news/national-news/chris-kraft-nasas-first-f...

Christopher C. Kraft Jr. was born on February 28, 1924, in Phoebus, Virgina, now part of Hampton. In high school, he played baseball, drums and was involved in the bugle corps. In 1941, Kraft attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute (now known as Virginia Tech) and studied mechanical engineering.

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Jander75's picture Jander75 | 4 years 9 months #

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I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction:
“I served in the United States Navy"

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