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He received his BS degree in aeronautical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) in December 1944.", "Kraft joined the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1945 as a flight engineer. In October 1958, he was selected as one of the original members of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Task Group, which had been established to manage Project Mercury, the nation's first project to put a man in space. In the early phases of Project Mercury, Kraft was a prime contributor to the development of many of the basic mission and flight control techniques used in manned space flight. He personally served as Flight Director for all the Mercury missions and many of the Gemini missions. 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The existing folder list was revised against the collection contents, and a new finding aid was created.", "There are also collections from several individuals with whom Kraft worked or knew available at Special Collections and University Archives:", "Ms2024-064, Christopher Kraft and Neil Armstrong Collection", "Ms2024-065, Christopher Kraft Letter to Elizabeth Plank", "Ms1987-057, Melvin N. Gough Papers", "Ms1990-053, Robert R. Gilruth Papers", "Ms2005-019, William Hewitt Phillips Papers", "There is an oral history with Christopher C. Kraft, available online, in the VT Stories Oral History Collection, Ms2016-015.", "The Christopher C. Kraft Papers consists of approximately 28 cu. ft. of manuscripts, particularly NACA and NASA reports and documents, meeting notes and agendas, and research materials. A later donation contains the manuscript for Kraft's autobiography.", "From Kraft's early years at Langley Flight Research Division, the collection includes notes, calculations, and drawings for many projects (testing the stability and control of the X-1, P-47 Thunderbolt, and P-51 H Mustang airplanes, for example). It also includes calculations and draft reports on the gust-alleviation system designed by Kraft and then-division head, William Hewitt Phillips.", "The collection contains heavily-annotated editions of \"Mission Rules\" for Project Mercury, extensive files of post-launch reports and astronaut debriefing transcripts from Kraft's early NASA years (1958-1970), as well as correspondence, notes, and memoranda. Materials from Kraft's later years at NASA (1970-1982) include professional notes, detailing meetings and telephone conversations, plus meeting agendas, memos, and other work documents.", "The copyright status of this collection is unknown. 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Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: <a href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: <a href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.</p> "], "userestrict_heading_ssm"=>["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"], "userestrict_tesim"=> ["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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