Kraft looked for a particular kind of person. He wasn’t worried about grades—a B or sometimes even a C average could be good enough. In fact, the straight-A student wasn’t likely to be right for Flight Operations. Kraft wanted people who weren’t locked into a standard engineering career path. He wanted people who enjoyed nosing around in many different areas, and who knew that they were going to have to work hard to succeed. Most of all, he looked for applicants who were fascinated by space flight and who couldn’t believe their good fortune when they were given the opportunity to work
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