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Christopher C. Kraft Jr., an Uncommon card
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.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 27,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Christopher C. Kraft Jr. quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His protégé Glynn Lunney said in 1998: "the Control Center today... is a ______ of Chris Kraft".
Answer
reflection. His protégé Glynn Lunney said in 1998: "the Control Center today... is a reflection of Chris Kraft". From the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He worked for over a decade in aeronautical research and in ____ joined the Space Task Group, a small team entrusted with the responsibility of putting America's first man in space.
Answer
1950s. He worked for over a decade in aeronautical research and in 1958 joined the Space Task Group, a small team entrusted with the responsibility of putting America's first man in space. From the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His protégé Glynn Lunney said in 1998: "the Control Center today... is a reflection of Chris Kraft".
- Following his 1944 graduation from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, Kraft was hired by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the predecessor organization to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- He worked for over a decade in aeronautical research and in 1958 joined the Space Task Group, a small team entrusted with the responsibility of putting America's first man in space.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Christopher C. Kraft Jr. article was read about 27,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
