I have been so busy these past few weeks, that I failed to acknowledge the passing of one of my heroes, Chris Kraft, the first flight director for NASA, and the creator of the concept of Mission Control. He was a truly brilliant human being, who inspired the people he worked with, and the people who followed his career, including me.
You can read more about him, here.
Chris Kraft, One of the Architects of the U.S. Space Program, Dies at 95
Fascinating interview with Chris (approx 1 hr 20 min)
The man who invented “Mission Control” and guided Apollo to the Moon talks to Ars
