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Wed Apr 14 19:39:12 1982
Christopher Kraft announces retirement
SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) _ Dr. Christopher C. Kraft, director
of the Johnson Space Center, announced Wednesday he will leave the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the end of the
year.
Kraft, 58, said he has no definite plans. He said he would
remain at his post until after the space shuttle Columbia completes
its first operational flight in November.
``This will be a transition period for activity at the Johnson
Space Center and a reasonable time to depart,'' Kraft said.
Kraft's career began in 1945 with the National Advisory Council
on Aeronautics in Virginia. In 1958, he was selected as one of the
original members of the Space Task group to oversee the Mercury
project.
Afterward, he came to Houston as a flight director for the
Mercury and most of the Gemini projects, and in 1972, was named as
space center director.
AP-NR-04-14 1251EST
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