Document filed by James Cahill. 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). [104], Kraft was portrayed by Stephen Root in the 1998 miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. AUSAs Danielle Sassoon and Jason Swergold present for the government. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger) (jbo) (Entered: 10/02/2020), Attorney update in case as to Matthew Norton. They are going to do what he says. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 11/10/2020) (ap) (Entered: 11/10/2020), TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings as to James Cahill re: Conference held on 10/29/20 before Judge Colleen McMahon. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Kelly Surina, (212) 805-0300, Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. Government represents that it has mostly completed discovery. "[32] Yet he agreed to follow the plan advocated by Faget and by Walt Williams, his superior in the flight operations division. His protg Glynn Lunney said in 1998: "the Control Center today is a reflection of Chris Kraft".[1]. Space historians Charles Murray and Catherine Bly Cox described it as "the single event that decisively shaped Flight Operations". (Talkin, Sanford) (Entered: 07/07/2021), MEMO ENDORSEMENT as to James Cahill (1) denying 138 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Sanford Talkin dated 7/7/21 re: Permission to Travel and Attend a Family Event. Id. [5] He was a keen baseball player and continued to play the sport in college; one year he had a batting average of 0.340. I respectfully request that Your Honor extend the deadline until October 15, 2020.ENDORSEMENT: Extension Granted. Defendant arraigned and pleads Not Guilty. October 20, 2020. . [10], In the 1940s, NACA was a research and development organization, devoted to cutting-edge aeronautical research. ENDORSEMENT: Cousin's birthday-NO; Mother's Day-YES; Sister's birthday-NO. 1 Practice area Social Security & Disability 100% Licensed for 33 years State NY Status Currently Registered Acquired 1989 Updated 11/17/2022 We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer. Chris Kraft was NASA's visionary first flight director, who guided astronauts as they orbited Earth and landed on the Moon. (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. [49], Kraft was a household name in America throughout the 1960s. Must surrender passport by 10/2/2020. Conference before District Judge 10/22/2020. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 7/7/2021) (ap) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/8/2021: # 1 letter) (mde). to Withdraw as Attorney . (Talkin, Sanford) (Entered: 07/07/2021), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Sanford Talkin dated 7/7/21 re: Permission to Travel and Attend a Family Event . There were no words from either of us. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 2/8/2021) (lnl) (Entered: 02/08/2021), SEALED DOCUMENT placed in vault. ENDORSEMENT: OK. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 1/19/2021) (ap) (Entered: 01/19/2021), SEALED DOCUMENT placed in vault. ENDORSEMENT: Let him celebrate Easter with his family. NASA Remembers. The retrorockets would be kept on.[32]. [8], After his retirement, Kraft served as a consultant for Rockwell International and IBM, and as director-at-large of the Houston Chamber of Commerce. "[75] It criticized the effect of safety changes made by NASA after the Challenger disaster, saying that they had "created a safety environment that is duplicative and expensive. He died on July 22, 2019, at age 95, just two days after the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. "[1], Kraft could, however, be a tough taskmaster, making it clear that there was no place in the flight operations division for those who failed to live up to his exacting standards. Defendant present with retained counsel Nikolas Kaiser. Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. (February 28, 1924 - July 22, 2019) was an American aerospace and NASA engineer who was instrumental in establishing the agency's Mission Control Center and shaping its organization and culture. (jbo), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Initial Appearance as to Christopher Kraft held on 10/1/2020. [X] Biography . to Oct. 27, 2022, at 3 PM-time excluded through Oct. 27 in the interest of justice. SO ORDERED (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 10/8/20)(jw) (Entered: 10/09/2020), MOTION to Travel ., FIRST MOTION to Modify Conditions of Release . Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr.one of NASA's founding engineers, its first flight director, and a key architect of the Apollo and space shuttle programshas died at the age of 95. In 1956, he was diagnosed with an ulcer and started thinking about a change of career. In 1972, he became director of the Manned Spacecraft Center (later Johnson Space Center), following his mentor Robert R. Gilruth, and held the position until his retirement in 1982. (Mazurek, Henry) (Entered: 10/15/2020), CONSENT LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Sanford Talkin dated 10/14/20 re: Permission for Limited Travel . The lumps in our throats held them back. Chris passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning, February 12, 2022, of an epileptic seizure. He appeared on the cover of the August 27, 1965, issue of Time, profiled as the "Conductor in a Command Post". 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. ENDORSEMENT: This much is OK. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 1/28/2021) (ap) (Entered: 01/29/2021), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Camille Abate dated February 4, 2021 re: Bail Modification . Kraft was right; the heat shield had not been loose after all. Speedy trial time is excluded through September 21, 2021, in the interest of justice, to allow defendants time to review discovery. He had also applied to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), a government agency whose Langley Research Center was in Hampton, Virginia; Kraft considered it to be too close to home, but applied as a back-up if he was not accepted elsewhere. It was hard not to be modern when I spent my working days sending men into space. After Carpenter's troubled Mercury mission, Kraft wrote, "I swore an oath that Scott Carpenter would never again fly in space." Annoyed by the bureaucratic mindset of the company, he decided to accept the offer from NACA instead. (Kaley, John) (Entered: 10/16/2020), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from John F. Kaley, Esq. must surrender passport by 10/2/2020; Def. On August 14, they, along with the Huntsville group, traveled to NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to brief Deputy Administrator Thomas O. Paine. All 11 defendants are also charged with participating in conspiracies to commit honest services fraud and violate the Taft-Hartley Act, based on, among other things, their agreement to accept bribes in exchange for acquiescing in the bidding and performing of construction work with non-union labor for plumbing and pipe fitting projects that would otherwise have potentially been awarded to companies whose employees were represented by Local 638 or Local 200. Defendant hereby voluntarily consents to participate in the following proceeding via videoconferencing or teleconferencing: Conference before a Judicial Officer. (jbo) (Entered: 10/02/2020), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Arraignment as to Kevin McCarron (6) Count 1,2,3 held on 10/1/2020. [36] Throughout the mission, Kraft found himself frustrated by the vagueness of Carpenter's communications with Mission Control, and what he perceived as Carpenter's inattention to his duties. in addition to cahill, other union officials indicted were christopher kraft, 43, of commack, a local 638 official representing manhattan; patrick hill, 45, of rockville centre, who. (Maulsby, Tyler) (Entered: 01/27/2021), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Sanford Talkin dated 1/27/21 re: Bail Modification . may not engage in business related to Local 638l; Def. Appearance Type: Retained. During the meetings at which the payments were made, Employer-1 repeatedly requested favorable action from Local 638 and/or Local 200 including the following: (1) that the relevant union would support Employer-1s bids on various projects, (2) that the union would consider signing Employer-1 to labor agreements that Employer-1 regarded to be favorable (including agreements that would pay union workers lower rates than their experience merited), and (3) that the union would permit Employer-1 to falsely claim to developers that Employer-1 employed union workers. Assigned to the flight operations division, Kraft became NASA's first flight director. Learn Christopher's areas of practice. He was 95. [70] Space commentator Anthony Young has described Kraft as a "superb successor" to Gilruth, second only to him in the history of center directors. HOUSTON, TX Christopher Kraft, the man who served as NASA's first flight director and ran mission control during the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions, died at the age of 95 on Monday. 303 Pinellas St Ste 230, Clearwater, FL, 33756 3 other locations (727) 462-3401 OVERVIEW Dr. Kraft graduated from the Ross University School of Medicine in 2013. Todays indictment reflects our commitment to rooting out corruption and bringing to justice those who abuse positions of power out of personal greed. '"[44], After Gemini 7, Kraft stepped back from his work at Mission Control, allowing other flight directors to take charge of the remaining missions so that he could devote more time to planning for the Apollo program. Defendants request a 90-day adjournment to review discovery. (jbo), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Initial Appearance as to Jeremy Sheeran held on 10/1/2020. I was retained two days ago and have since been working with Mr. Kraft to secure the bond. must surrender passport by 10/2/2020; Def. In later years, Kraftas well as other commentatorswould consider it peculiarly appropriate. The Government has informed the Court that it recently learned of Rule 17(c) subpoenas issued by counsel for defendant James Cahill (including one served on Local 638). (jbo) (Entered: 10/02/2020), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Arraignment as to James Cahill (1) Count 1,2,3 held on 10/1/2020. "If any of three retrorockets had solid fuel remaining, an explosion could rip everything apart. The defendants are current and former union officials with Local 638 of the Enterprise Association of Steamfitters (Local 638) and Local Union 200 of the United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (Local 200). They did so at the expense of the unions and their members by accepting bribes to favor non-union employers and corruptly influence the construction trade. Since a proponent/defendant of a subpoena will be required to show compliance with the requirements set forth in United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 700 (1974), 1 the Court will allow ex parte applications only where the proponent/defendant can demonstrate to the Court's satisfaction that he would be required to prematurely disclose trial strategy, witness list, or other privileged information in its application. [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. BAIL DISPOSITION: Agreed conditions of release; $150,000 Personal recognizance bond; To be cosigned by two financially responsible persons; Travel restricted to SDNY/EDNY; 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. Mr. Graff praised the outstanding investigative work of the Special Agents within the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York and Investigators with the Suffolk County District Attorneys Office, and noted that the investigation is ongoing. He mixes all this up and out comes music. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 6/30/21) (jw) (Entered: 06/30/2021), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Sanford Talkin dated 7/7/21 re: Bail Modification Regarding Home detention. (bw), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. 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