The parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. CHRISTOPHER KRAFT, BUSINESS AGENT Salary Breakdown (2019) Total Compensation $204,253 Gross Salary: $182,273 Allowances: $21,980 Official Business: $0 Other Compensation: $0 Salary History Source: LM forms filed with the Office of Labor-Management Standards. [86] They had two children, Gordon and Kristi-Anne. Docket alerts are an advanced feature of CourtListener. BAIL DISPOSITION: Agreed conditions of release; To be cosigned by two financially responsible persons; Travel restricted to SDNY/EDNY/DNJ; Surrender travel documents and no new applications; Pretrial supervision as directed by PTS; Deft not to possess firearm, destructive device, other weapon; Deft to be released on own signature; Remaining conditions to be met by 10/8/2020; Def. Chris Kraft, who helped chart a course from the Earth to the moon that began in his hometown of Hampton, died Monday at age 95. In high school, he played baseball, drums and was involved in the bugle corps. I want to thank the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York for partnering with my office on this investigation and for working with us to hold these alleged bad actors accountable in federal court.. APPROVED: For present proceeding; to be revisited by DJ. [100] He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, on October 1, 2016. Speedy trial time is excluded through May 3, 2022, to allow for the making and adjudication of defense motions, and in the interest of justice, to allow the defendants to review discovery and discuss possible pretrial disposition with the Government. At the time Employer-1 was bribing the defendants, Employer-1s business employed workers who were not members of Local 638 and/or Local 200 but would have been eligible for membership. Redaction Request due 8/17/2021. At the end of the Mercury program, he was invited to attend a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, where he received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal from President John F. Kennedy and Administrator of NASA James E. Webb. ENDORSEMENT: Let him celebrate Easter with his family. Kraft in turn presented the award to his alma mater, Virginia Tech, for display in its College of Engineering. 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. [39] In a letter to The New York Times, Carpenter called the book "vindictive and skewed", and offered a different assessment of the reasons for Kraft's frustration: "in space things happen so fast that only the pilot knows what to do, and even ground control can't help. When contact was finally re-established, Kraft expressed his frustration on his ground link to Grissom: "The Flight Director says 'Get back in! "[20], These concepts shaped the Mercury Control Center, which was at Cape Canaveral in Florida. [68] As Lunney reflected in 1998: "He instilled a sense of what was right, what was wrong, what you had to do, how good you had to be, and those standards that he kind of inbred into everybody, by his own example, and by what he did with us, continue today. [96][97], He won the Distinguished Citizen Award, given to him by the city of Hampton, Virginia in 1966; the John J. Montgomery Award in 1963;[2] the ASME Medal in 1973;[98] and the Goddard Memorial Trophy, awarded by the National Space Club,[2] and the Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership in 1979. Should I rush right out and buy? . He served on two review boards at North American Aviation, the contractor responsible for the Apollo capsule. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days. (McGuirk, Kelly) (Entered: 07/27/2021), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Evan L. Lipton dated August 6, 2021 re: travel request, with consent of government and pretrial services . He was on duty during America's first crewed spaceflight, first crewed orbital flight, and first spacewalk. You currently have alerts. Although Schirra's actions were successful in the short term, Kraft decreed in consultation with astronaut chief Deke Slayton that none of the Apollo 7 crew would fly again. (Talkin, Sanford) (Entered: 11/23/2020), MOTION for Protective Order . Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, "Kraft selected 2002 Ruffner Medal recipient", "Results of the Second U.S. Making sure that victims of federal crimes are treated with compassion, fairness and respect. In 1956, he was diagnosed with an ulcer and started thinking about a change of career. Kraft was an Episcopalian, serving as a lay reader at his local church. APPROVED. Document filed by William Brian Wangerman. Tell your client to send the documents back and not to make a copy. Document filed by Kevin McCarron. This constitutes the decision and order of the Court. "[26] Yet for Kraft, the flight of Enos represented proof of the importance of real-time decision-making in Mission Control. Become a Monthly Donor, Last Updated: The Court will hold a remote telephone/video-status conference in this matter, Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. [85], In 1950, Kraft married Betty Anne Kraft (ne Turnbull) whom he had met in high school. (jbo), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Plea entered by Scott Roche (10) Count 2,3 Not Guilty. (Zissou, Steve) (Entered: 10/20/2020), NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Noam B Greenspan appearing for James Cahill. (Talkin, Sanford) (Entered: 06/14/2021), MEMO ENDORSEMENT as to James Cahill (1) granting 129 CONSENT LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Sanford Talkin dated 6/14/21 re: Modification of Bail Condition. Inside the New Race to the Moon But there was soon far more to occupy Kraft's mind. Conference before District Judge on 10/22/2020. They are going to do what he says. ENDORSEMENT: Denied. He personally hand-picked and trained an entire generation of NASA flight directors, including John Hodge, Glynn Lunney and Gene Kranz, the last of whom referred to Kraft as "The Teacher". . may not engage in business related to Local 638;Def. This suggested that the capsule's landing bag, which was meant to deploy upon splashdown in order to provide a cushion, might have deployed early. According to the allegations in the Indictment[[1]]: JAMES CAHILL, CHRISTOPHER KRAFT, PATRICK HILL, MATTHEW NORTON, WILLIAM BRIAN WANGERMAN, KEVIN MCCARRON, JEREMY SHEERAN, a/k/a Max, ANDREW MCKEON, and ROBERT EGAN, are members of an enterprise (the Enterprise) comprising current and former officials of Local 638, a union with jurisdiction over pipe fitting in New York City and Long Island. ENDORSEMENT: Granted. The lumps in our throats held them back. HOUSTON - Legendary NASA flight director Christopher Kraft has died. (jbo), NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Christine Delince appearing for Matthew Norton. He remained as center director in the status of a "reemployed annuitant," receiving his government pension, but still employed by NASA. We thank the Suffolk County District Attorneys Office for their partnership in this case., Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini said: As alleged in todays indictment, these union officials who purported to be the ones looking out for workers and their rights were in fact engaged in an enterprise of corruption at the expense of the hardworking men and women they claimed to represent. The lessons that he drew from this experience were clear. The principles that Kraft had inculcated continued to have an impact at Johnson Space Center long after he retired. [72][73], In April 1982, Kraft made what newspaper reports called a "surprise announcement" that he intended to step down as center director at the end of the year. may not engage in business related to Local 638; Def. Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team Meet the GLCU Board of Directors Stephen Park, Board Chair Pat Price, Vice Chair Jim Fabrie, Treasurer Jim March, Secretary Cathy Corbi, Director David Goles, Director Kevin Leman, Director Lee Piekarz, Director Krystal Topps, Director Bertine Nixon, Emeritus Director Dawn Bausch, Associate Director "[24] In this informal way, the position of flight director was created. [43] He could easily understand the euphoria that White felt at the spectacle, yet he also was mindful of the discipline required to keep the flight safe. MCCARRON and EGAN pled guilty earlier today before United States District Judge Colleen McMahon to violating the Taft-Hartley Act, and the remaining defendants previously pled guilty either to honest services fraud conspiracy or to violating the Taft-Hartley Act. (jbo) (Entered: 10/02/2020), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Arraignment as to Robert Egan (9) Count 1,2,3 held on 10/1/2020. 75). ENDORSEMENT: Case adj. [] He lifted my hand from his arm and shook it strongly. Senior Thesis titled "Voter Knowledge and the European Union: A Cross-Country Analysis of Support . The case is assigned to Chief United States District Judge Colleen McMahon. The engineer Chris Kraft, who has died aged 95, was Nasa's first flight director, the man who shaped the team - and the control centre - at Cape Canaveral in Florida and, from 1963, in Houston,. If he was wrong, it would mean that the capsule's heat shield, which fitted on top of the landing bag, was now loose. As the Enterprises leader, CAHILL influenced Local 638s elections and installed loyal associates into official positions within Local 638. (jbo), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Initial Appearance as to Jeremy Sheeran held on 10/1/2020. AUSAs Danielle Sassoon and Jason Swergold present for the government. The Court will hold a remote status conference in this matter, Thursday, October 29, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. DECATUR Sean Simmons, the third defendant to accept a plea deal in the shooting death of 28-year-old Christopher Kraft during a mob attack last summer, was sentenced to 12 years in prison.. (jbo) (Entered: 03/11/2021), Appearance Bond Entered as to Kevin McCarron: $150,000 PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE BOND; TO BE COSIGNED BY TWO FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PERSONS; Additional Conditions.. [**Advice of Penalties and Sanctions attached.] Document filed by Kevin McCarron. Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr., NASA's first flight director, passed away Monday, two days after the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Following his 1944 graduation from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a degree in aeronautical engineering, Kraft was hired by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the predecessor organization to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). A loose heat shield could cause the capsule to burn up during re-entry. 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