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Jul
Washington: Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. -- NASA flight director at some of the most iconic moments of space history -- has died. He was 95.A legendary figure at the Johnson Space Center, Christopher created the concept of NASA's Mission Control and developed its organization, operational procedures and culture -- making it a critical element of the success of human spaceflight programmes, the US space agency said in a statement late on Monday."America has truly lost a national treasure today with the passing of one of NASA's earliest pioneers -- flight director Chris Kraft. We send our deepest condolences to the Kraft…